Mother of Pakistan, Bilqis Edhi passes away
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Bilqis Bano Edhi, widow of Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away. She was a cardiac patient and under treatment in Agha Khan Hospital in Karachi for the last five days.
She was a professional nurse and one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan link along with serving as co-chair of the Edhi link Foundation.
She has been nicknamed, The Mother of Pakistan link. She was born in 1947 in Karachi. She heads the Bilquis link Edhi link, and with her husband received the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service. Together with her husband, their charity has saved over 16,000 unwanted babies. She was awarded the prestigious ‘Hilal-e-Imtiaz’.
