Sunday, January 17, 2010

Edhi Trust

KARACHI: Lives soured by neglect, shunned by relatives, given scant attention by the government, a growing number of mentally challenged women and children have found a safe haven in Edhi Centre for the Mentally Ill Women in North Karachi

Abdul Sattar Edhi

In 1985 Abdul Sattar Edhi received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz from the Government of Pakistan in recognition of his services. The Government of Philippines awarded Abdul Sattar Edhi & his wife Bilquees the Magsayay award. In 2006 Abdul Sattar Edhi received an honorary doctorate degree in recognition to his unparalleled services to mankind, his dedicated and indiscriminate long work towards the betterment and welfare of humanity across the globe.

Edhi emergency dispatchers


Edhi emergency dispatchers operate around the clock . from any phone in pakistan , dialing 154 connects a caller with the edhi ambulance service . august , 2004 . edhi foundation is the most trusted name in pakistan when it comes to relief work within distressed areas in pakistan and the rest of the world . edhi foundation is a nonprofit organization that has been in the business of providing social services like medical care , emergency services , air ambulances , burial services , mental habitats , old homes , child welfare services , abused women safe houses and training facilities for the disadvantaged . edhis founder is abdul sattar edhi who established the first clinic in 1951 .

Abdul Sattar Edhi Center

A bride signing marriage Papers in a Abdul Sattar Edhi Center

Bilqees Edhi

KARACHI - November 9, 2005: Singer Hadiqa Kiyani feeds her newly-adopted child at a press conference with Bilqees Edhi, who gave her the child from the Edhi Centre on Wednesday.

Breakfast at Edhi Child Home

Breakfast at the edhi child home is well organized ; the boys rotate the responsibilities of cooking , serving and cleaning . august , 2004 . edhi foundation is the most trusted name in pakistan when it comes to relief work within distressed areas in pakistan and the rest of the world . edhi foundation is a nonprofit organization that has been in the business of providing social services like medical care , emergency services , air ambulances , burial services , mental habitats , old homes , child welfare services , abused women safe houses and training facilities for the disadvantaged . Edhis founder is abdul sattar edhi who established the first clinic in 195.

Edhi Trust Morgue

When Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl’s body was found in Karachi months after he was murdered, it went first to the Edhi Trust morgue before being shipped home to the United States.