One of the greatest person in the world and certainly the greatest Pakistani on every count … Abdul Sattar Edhi. He is not liar and thug like Nawaz and his team neither devious like Zardari. Whatever he said is not only true but something all should think over. We should listen to him and realise what Monsters have taken over Pakistan.
Edhi views of ‘10 percent’ and ‘Ganja Das numbari’
Giving schedule of his drive in the province as well as in Lahore, Abdul Sattar Edhi said that he would invite the people for charity by standing on main roads of the cities.
He later went to the Mall Road, Liberty and other parts of the city to collect donation from the people and spent some hours there.[
Lawyers causing troubles for the poor: Edhi
Source: OUR STAFF REPORTER july 3, 2008.
LAHORE - Abdul Sattar Edhi Wednesday reached Lahore and launched his charity campaign to provide food for the poor all over the country. He started his ‘Bheek’ mission from The Mall Road.
Earlier, addressing a press conference at the Lahore Press Club, Abdul Sattar Edhi said the foundation had started its drive across the country and in this regard he had visited Balochistan and NWFP where people who were mostly poor and labourer gave him a warm welcome by taking part in the charity campaign.
Edhi said that before his visit to Balochistan and NWFP some people warned him about life threats saying that he would be robbed of his money in the said areas but he told these people that nothing would happen to him because Mulla Umar was his close friend as he had spent more than three years in Afghanistan in his company.
Contrary to the life threats, he said, the people of Balochistan and NWFP had donated hansom money to make the campaign successful.
The basic purpose to collect charity was to help the poor people by providing them free food and medicine at around 325 Edhi centres set up across the country, he said.
“It is purely a ‘Bheek’ mission started only to get rid of poverty”, he said adding that he hoped the masses would support the charity campaign and make it more successful.
He said international donors had invited him to start the said charity programme at international level but he refused in the larger interests of the Pakistani nation.
To a query, he said that deposed judges were struggling for their jobs instead of noble cause of restoration of judiciary. He said that the lawyers’ movement was causing troubles for the poor, as they have no concern with the problems of the masses. The movement of the lawyers was going on wrong directions, Abdul Sattar Edhi said. He hailed the role of President Musharraf saying that he (President) had given him a cheque of Rs. 100,000 from his pocket for food as well as medicines.
To another question, Abdul Sattar Edhi said that all the politicians had no sympathy with the poor people of the country, as major focus of their political activities was their own benefits. ****He claimed that Imran Khan and former ISI chief Lt Gen ® Hameed Gul met him and asked him that they wanted to make him the President of Pakistan but he flatly refused the both.](“http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Lahore/03-Jul-2008/Lawyers-causing-troubles-for-the-poor-Edhi/1”)To another query he said that the foundation would not ask the landlords and wealthy people for donation as they were enemies of the country and also the poor people.
Replying a question, Mr Edhi said that he would not meet Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif during his stay in Lahore.
