Then Things Got Worse. Abdul Sattar Makandar is a year-old father of four from India. A little less than two years ago, he was recruited to work in Saudi Arabia as a driver, joining the enormous number of South Asian migrants who head to the Middle East's Gulf states for employment.
Pakistan's charity organisation, the Edhi Foundation today turned down Rs one crore donation announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking care of the hearing and speech impaired Indian girl, Geeta during her over a decade-long stay in the country. Amid reports that Geeta, the Indian girl who accidentally crossed over to Pakistan years ago, has a husband and a son waiting for her at her native village, the year-old has denied that she ever got married.
More News ». Abdul Sattar produced in court. The couple have four children, two daughters and two sons. Bilquis runs the free maternity home at the headquarter in Karachi and organises the adoption of illegitimate and abandoned babies. The husband-wife team has come to share the common vision of single minded devotion to the cause of alleviation of human sufferings and a sense of personal responsibility to respond to each call for help, regardless of race, creed or status.
Edhi involves himself in every activity at Edhi Foundation from raising funds to bathing corpses. Round the clock he keeps with him an ambulance which he drives himself and makes rounds of the city regularly. On finding a destitute or an injured person any where on the way, he escorts him to the Relief Centre where immediate attention is given to the needy person.
He is very found of playing and laughing with the children. Despite his enormous fame and the vast sums of money that passes through his hands, Edhi adheres to a very simple and modest life style.
Neither Edhi nor Bilquis receives any salary. They live on the income from government securities that Edhi bought many years ago to take care of their personal needs for the rest of their lives, thereby freeing them to devote single mindedly to their missionary work.
He shuns publicity for the fear of becoming haughty. As the credibility and fame grew and the name of Edhi became a house-hold word, people started approaching him for becoming chief guest on special occasions.
This only wastes my time which is wholly devoted to the well being of our people. Although Edhi has a traditional Islamic background, he has an open and progressive mind on a number of sensitive social issues. The three worst affected districts — Osmanabad, Beed and Latur — have already reported unavailability of adequate fodder for nearly 22 lakh animals, both big and small.
The Musharraf regime held that it would not be helpful in resolving the decade-old Kashmir issue with India, according to a US cable. Three prisoners were executed in Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail while another was hanged to death in Mianwali jail.
Around 25 to 30 Congress candidates lost elections because adequate funds were not allocated to them to run their campaign, alleged Abdul Sattar. The Chinese media prominently featured the Nobel for child rights activist Satyarthi and girls' education activist Malala. Deputy Superintendent of Police Gopal Singh of the vigilance wing arrived in Jaisalmer district on September 19 for investigation and it is likely to be completed by September 25, he said.
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