DHA names street on Sea View after Abdul Sattar Edhi

[Commander Haris]

KARACHI: Defence Housing Authority has named a street after deceased humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi in a move to honour him.

Beach Avenue on DHA’s phase VII has been renamed as Abdus Sattar Edhi Avenue. The street runs along Sea View, a popular picnic spot for Karachiites.

The road is 5-km long and extends from Khayaban-e-Itehad to Do Darya. The decision to name the DHA street after Edhi was taken on July 4. Boards have been erected to mark the street.

Meanwhile, Karachi Development Authority’s Director General Nasir Abbas has requested Secretary Local Government in a letter to attribute major roads of the city to the humanitarian.

The letter proposes to name a section of the University road ‘from its intersection with MM Alam Road (Superhighway- Airport Link Road) up to the intersection of Abdullah Haroon Road via NIPA, Hasan Square, Jail Road, Mazare Quaid-i-Azam, Lines Area Road, Empress Market, Saddar as Abdul Sattar Edhi Road.

The letter also proposes to rename Beach Park on Beach Avenue KDA-Scheme-5, Clifton as ‘Abdul Sattar Edhi Beach Park’.

The KDA also suggested construction of an Abdul Sattar Edhi monument on the Beach Park roundabout, Clifton Block-4.

Resolution submitted in Sindh Assembly

A Paksitan People’s Party (PPP) member Khairun Nisa Mughal submitted a resolution in the Sindh Assembly today to build an Abdul Sattar Edhi University of Humanities to pay respect to the revered humanitarian.

Edhi passed away on Friday after a prolonged illness at the age of 88 and was laid to rest at the Edhi Village. His funeral was attended by top military and political leadership

 

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[LA se Karachi]

Great man. Good to hear that even the well-off people of DHA recognize his importance.