Adil Najam
This recent photograph from The News shows Abdul Sattar Edhi, probably the greatest living Pakistani, perched on a wheel-chair, collecting donations on a Karachi roadside to buy 1000 new ambulances. The picture, however, is not just a commentary on the humanity of Mr. Edhi but on the givingness of ordinary Pakistanis. A generosity of spirit that no one under-appreciates as much as Pakistanis themselves.
Dear Readers,
While All Things Pakistan has remained alive and online, it has been dormant since June 11, 2011 - when, on the blog's 5th anniversary, we decided that it was time to move on. We have been heartened by your messages and the fact that a steady traffic has continued to enjoy the archived content on ATP. While the blog itself will remain dormant, we are now beginning to add occasional (but infrequent) new material by the original authors of the blog, mostly to archive what they may now publish elsewhere. We will also be updating older posts to make sure that new readers who stumble onto this site still find it useful.
We hope you will continue to find ATP a useful venue to reflect upon and express your Pakistaniat. - Editors
Rightly said, Edhi is the greatest living Pakistani. But unfortunately, Edhi foundation doesn’t have a decent website through which one can donate without hasle (e.g via PayPal). Is it possible for Pakistaniat to campaigh for it to convince them to add such option? (Of course, its the matter of administration of Edhi Foundation )
Hats off to all Pakistanis including Abul Sattar Edhi.
Hum Zinda qom hain painda qom hain………
Pakistan is the 2nd country in which there is maximum number of donations made. The people of Pakistan are peace loving, affectionate and have a big heart. Hope the terrorist see this as well and realize that there is no time soon the Pakistanis are giving up. Thumbs up to Eidhi.
Edhi is a living and shining example for all Pakistani’s. He is one man who represents the charitable and helping side of Muslims all over the globe. The thing to note here is that the contributions are not made only by the rich but by middle class also. This clearly shows that as a nation we are inclined to help others. We just need more people like Edhi to lead us out of the chaos we are in right now.
zara namm ho tou yeh matti, bari zarkhez hai saqi