A statue of late Abdul Sattar Edhi has been placed at a chowk named after him in Quetta. The statue is built in partnership with Peoples Primary Healthcare Institute.
“I wanted to pay a tribute to Edhi for his outstanding welfare work,” said Ishaq Lehri ,who sculpted the figure while talking to Samaa Digital.
The Edhi Foundation, founded by the late Abdul Sattar Edhi, is the largest Pakistani charity foundation, known worldwide for its humanitarian work serves everyone regardless of race, religion or nationality. Edhi Foundation runs several shelter houses, old homes, an ambulance network, orphanages, soup kitchens, morgues along with multiple other welfare services.
Until his death on July 8, 2016, Edhi dedicated his life and that of all his family members to the service of people. The statue honours him, and the work that is still being done by the foundation for the betterment of the people across Pakistan.