Mother Teresa of Pakistan: Ruth Pfau

[Jf Thunder]

Thank you, ma'am - Because of your love and dedication.....you have become a cherished part of the beautiful mosaic that is Pakistan !

can I use this beautiful statement you made?

 

[ghazi52]

RIP... Nation salutes You.

 

[HAIDER]

RIP ...great woman

 

[Meengla]

Dr. Pfau, a true saint! RIP.
PS. I continue to admire Catholicism's carrying on the true spirit of Christianity. Yes, there had been wrong done and still being done but, in general, Catholics are anti-war and pro-poor, especially when compared with Baptists.

 

[Jaanbaz]

She was a very kind soul one in a Billion, these few kind and gentle souls strengthen your own faith in the Creator.

 

[Thəorətic Muslim]

I can't be the only one who hasn't heard of this lady.

But the desire to equate Miss Ruth Pfau to "Mother" Teresa is idiotic.

To each their own.

 

[Daghalodi]

My heart is deeply saddened to hear this.


God bless you Dr. Pfau.

 

[ghazi52]

The burial ceremony was attended by many state dignitaries, including President Mamnoon Hussain, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, Sindh Governor Muhammad Zubair, Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) Vice Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, each of whom laid floral wreaths on her grave as a mark of respect.

Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had earlier announced a state funeral for Dr Pfau, saying: "The entire nation is indebted to Ruth Pfau for her selflessness and unmatched services for eradication of leprosy."

Dr Pfau's final rites took place at a Christian cemetry.


This was the second state funeral to have taken place in Pakistan over the past 29 years, with the last one accorded last year to late philanthropist and renowned humanitarian Abdul Sattar Edhi.

Members of civil society and hundreds of admirers also attended the service and paid tribute to Dr Pfau. After dignitaries departed, the graveyard was thronged by thousands of citizens whose lives she had touched.

Martha Fernando, who worked with Dr Pfau at MALC, said the physician's death was a great loss to humanity.

“There is no one like her and there won't be any replacement to her. We pray to God to send people like her again to this world so that they can continue serving people,” she said

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Well.wisher]

Hain log wahi jahaan me achay .

Aatay Hain jo kaam dusro k .

 

[ghazi52]

Pakistan Air Force names medical college after Dr Ruth Pfau

The Pakistan Air Force on Tuesday renamed an under construction medical college after German-born Catholic nun Ruth Pfau who devoted her life to eradicating leprosy in the country.

“On the special instructions of Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman the under construction Fizaia Medical College Faisal, Karaachi, has been attributed to late Doctor Ruth Pfau,” said a spokesman for the PAF.

“Late Doctor Ruth Pfau’s selfless services for humanity will also be remembered. The passion of this great personality for sacrifices and humanitarian services would prove to be beacon of light for the students graduating from this school,” the spokesman quoted the air chief as saying.

Widely known as Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Pfau died last week in Karachi at age 87. She was buried in her adopted homeland.

 

[El Sidd]

Noble prize along with Edhi

 

[ghazi52]

SBP issues commemorative coin honouring Dr Ruth Pfau

Published: May 9, 2018

PHOTO: STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN

The State Bank of Pakistan issued an Rs50 coin to commemorate the memory of renowned humanitarian Dr Ruth Pfau.

The coin was inaugurated at an event held at the State Bank office in Karachi, Governor State Bank Tariq Bajwa and German Ambassador Martin Kobler were also present at the inauguration.

Speaking at the ceremony, Bajwa lauded Dr Pfau’s contributions, saying she dedicated her life for the people who suffered from leprosy and it was it for those efforts that helped the country control the disease.

German Ambassador Martin Kobler also recognised Dr Pfau’s services on the occasion, and thanked the State Bank of Pakistan and the Government of Pakistan for the noble gesture.

The founder of the National Leprosy Control Programme in Pakistan, Dr Pfau passed away in August last year.

Dr Pfau dedicated her life to treating patients in Pakistan. She founded the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi and in all provinces of Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan. She had treated over 50,000 families since the inception of the centre.

Dr Pfau had been living in Pakistan since 1960 and came to the country when she just 29. When she witnessed the suffering of the country’s leprosy patients she decided to stay here. She was a German nun and a member of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary, who devoted the last 50 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan.

She had travelled to various parts of Pakistan to medically facilitate leprosy patients, a journey she said enjoyed tremendously because of the marked difference made in the lives of her patients.

With her efforts, in 1996, the World Health Organisation declared Pakistan one of the first countries in Asia to have controlled leprosy. She was awarded the Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 1979 by the government of Pakistan. Dr Pfau was also on the front line when Sindh was hit by floods in 2010.

In December 2015, Dr Pfau, was awarded the Staufer Medal at the German consulate.

 

[ghazi52]

Presenting tribute to Dr. Ruth Pfau on her Birth Anniversary, also known as ‘Pakistan’s Mother Theresa’, who devoted her 50 years of life to fight leprosy in Pakistan.

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