{"id":8285,"date":"2021-07-08T12:15:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=8285"},"modified":"2021-07-08T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:15:16","slug":"death-anniversary-of-abdul-sattar-edhi-being-observed-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2021\/8285\/","title":{"rendered":"Death anniversary of Abdul Sattar Edhi being observed Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The 5th death anniversary of prominent philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was observed on Thursday.<br \/>\nAbdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 1928, in Gujarat before partition of the sub-continent. He started welfare services in Pakistan in 1951.<br \/>\nHe established world&#8217;s largest volunteer ambulance network along with shelters for homeless people, animals and orphanages across the country.<br \/>\nMany international and national awards, including Asian Noble, the Lenin Peace Prize and Nishan-e-Imtiaz were bestowed upon him in recognition of his services for humanity.<br \/>\nEdhi\u2019s foundation has provided relief in Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Croatia, Indonesia and the United States.<br \/>\nHe breathed his last on this day in 2016 at the age of 88 in Karachi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The 5th death anniversary of prominent philanthropist and humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi was observed on Thursday. Abdul Sattar Edhi was born on February 28, 1928, in Gujarat before partition of the sub-continent. He started welfare services in Pakistan in 1951. 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