Tag: Faisal Edhi
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People in Rajanpur await relief packages
Hundreds of flood affectees in Rajanpur district, Punjab, are awaiting government aid as they continue to camp on roads to escape the devastation of high water levels in their villages and towns, reports Ilyas Gabol for Samaa News. According to the affectees, no one from the government has reached out to them with relief packages.…
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Faisal Edhi files visa application for Palestine
Pakistani humanitarian Faisal Edhi has announced that he has submitted a visa request with the Palestinian embassy in Pakistan to grant him permission to fly to Palestine and help the Palestinians who have been subjected to Israeli atrocities for a long time now. “We want to take part in the relief work in Palestine via…
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‘As a neighbouring friend, we sympathise with you’: Faisal Edhi offers India help
Managing Trustee of Edhi Foundation Faisal Edhi, in a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has offered help to manage the deadly second wave of coronavirus in India. “We, at the Edhi Foundation, have been closely following the current impact that the COVID-19 crisis has had on the people of India,” read the letter.…
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Here are all the celebrities who were honoured with a Civil Award this year
It’s that time of the year when notable Pakistanis are recognised for their contributions in different fields at an investiture ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr. Despite rising cases of COVID-19, this year was no different and on March 23, 2021, President Dr Arif Alvi conferred top civil and military honours upon various personalities, including those from the…
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Fishing boat rescues Faisal Edhi from capsized boat into Karachi’s Malir river
Social Activist Faisal Edhi, the son of late Abdul Sattar Edhi was rescued by a fisherman after a boat carrying him and five others capsized into deep water during a rescue operation. According to reports, Edhi was going to rescue eight missing persons on the request of their families when the boat overturned. Edhi and…
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PM Imran to be tested for COVID-19
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will undergo the test for the new coronavirus after Edhi Foundation Chairperson Faisal Edhi, who had met the premier last week, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the day. According to the PM’s focal person on coronavirus, Dr Faisal Sultan, the premier has been advised to get himself tested as a precautionary measure…
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Faisal Edhi, who met PM last week, tests positive for coronavirus
Son of the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and incumbent head of the Edhi Foundation, Faisal Edhi, who met Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan at the latter’s office last week, has tested positive for coronavirus, raising concerns over the health of the premier who could have contracted the virus. Edhi met Imran on April 15…
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VIDEO: ‘PM didn’t recognise me,’ says Faisal Edhi, who met Imran to donate Rs1 crore
Son of the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and incumbent head of the Edhi Foundation, Faisal Edhi, has said that Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan didn’t recognise him when they met in Islamabad earlier this week, as the former donated Rs10 million (1 crore) to the premier’s coronavirus relief fund. “Initially, he didn’t recognise me,”…
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Edhi Foundation wants to evacuate Pakistani students from China
On the request of Pakistani students stranded in Wuhan, the Abdul Sattar Edhi Foundation had decided to evacuate them by arranging chartered flights. The Edhi Foundation on Sunday wrote a letter to Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mehmood Qureshi asking for permission to evacuate students from China’s city of Wuhan. In the letter, Faisal Edhi, managing…