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LAHORE (Dunya News) – An online petition that has been signed by over 17,000 people as of writing this post calls for nomination of Pakistan’s most celebrated philanthropist, Abdul Sattar Edhi, for Nobel Peace Prize.
The petition reads:
The Edhi Foundation is a non-profit unique social welfare program in Pakistan founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951 as one man operating from a single room in Karachi. This amazing foundation now has over 300 centres across the country including centres all over the world providing 24 hour emergency assistance across Pakistan and also abroad. The foundation also gave relief to the victims of hurricane Katrina. Some of the many services provided include shelter for the destitute, free hospitals, education, healthcare and orphanages. The value of these necessary services cannot be over-estimated in a nation where 60.3% of the population live on under £2 per day and 40 million people live in poverty. The noble and unassuming man is a living saint who has devoted his life to address both the causes and results of such inequity, is now failing in health. He is worthy of recognition of his remarkable achievements during his life-time and will leave a rare humanitarian legacy to continue long after he is gone. Let s all unite and sign this petition and make sure the Nobel Peace Prize Committee honour this man with the Nobel Peace Price.
Several national and international awards have already recognized Edhi’s contributions and humanitarian activism but the activists believe that by not recognizing his contributions, the Nobel prize has failed essentially everyone whose lives are touched by Edhi’s activism.
Human rights advocates have called for Edhi’s nomination for the peace prize for years and whether he gets nominated this year or not is yet to be seen.
Edhi, 87, has maintained that he is least bothered by the awards and that he will continue to focus on the work he does regardless of recognitions.
Petition calls for Edhi's nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | Pakistan | Dunya News
The petition reads:
The Edhi Foundation is a non-profit unique social welfare program in Pakistan founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951 as one man operating from a single room in Karachi. This amazing foundation now has over 300 centres across the country including centres all over the world providing 24 hour emergency assistance across Pakistan and also abroad. The foundation also gave relief to the victims of hurricane Katrina. Some of the many services provided include shelter for the destitute, free hospitals, education, healthcare and orphanages. The value of these necessary services cannot be over-estimated in a nation where 60.3% of the population live on under £2 per day and 40 million people live in poverty. The noble and unassuming man is a living saint who has devoted his life to address both the causes and results of such inequity, is now failing in health. He is worthy of recognition of his remarkable achievements during his life-time and will leave a rare humanitarian legacy to continue long after he is gone. Let s all unite and sign this petition and make sure the Nobel Peace Prize Committee honour this man with the Nobel Peace Price.
Several national and international awards have already recognized Edhi’s contributions and humanitarian activism but the activists believe that by not recognizing his contributions, the Nobel prize has failed essentially everyone whose lives are touched by Edhi’s activism.
Human rights advocates have called for Edhi’s nomination for the peace prize for years and whether he gets nominated this year or not is yet to be seen.
Edhi, 87, has maintained that he is least bothered by the awards and that he will continue to focus on the work he does regardless of recognitions.
Petition calls for Edhi's nomination for Nobel Peace Prize | Pakistan | Dunya News
