medication to the poor. his wife, bilquis, shared his passion for charity and together, they opened more than 300 health clinics, they trained thousands of nurses and set up a nationwide ambulance service. bilquis edhi remembers the moment she first met her husband when she was training to come a nurse. met her husband when she was training to become a nurse. abdul sattar edhi is perhaps pakistan s most well respected figure. for some, he is nothing less than a saint. for the last 60 years, he has dedicated his life to helping others. translation: it is everyone s responsibility to take care - of others that is what being human means. translation: mr edhi was a very good man. | he used to say, there is no greater religion than humanity .
like the edhi foundation do the work, the government won t take responsibility for healthcare. it is our bad luck that we have never had a good government, but our country is good. my husband inspired others to donate to charity. they saw his good work and wanted to help. he had true intentions, and when he thought we could do no more, god helped us to keep going. edhi said, everything is in this world. if you do good deeds, then that is heaven. i think that s why he was always so happy. sadly, bilquis edhi, who was known as the mother of 0rphans for her role in saving thousands of abandoned children in pakistan, died in april, 2022. remember, you can watch
they saw his good work and wanted to help. he had true intentions, and when he thought we could do no more, god helped us to keep going. edhi said, everything is in this world. if you do good deeds, then that is heaven. i think that s why he was always so happy. sadly, bilquis edhi, who was known as the mother of orphans for her role in saving thousands of abandoned children in pakistan, died in april, 2022. remember, you can watch witness history every month on bbc news channel, or you can catch up on all our other films, as well as more than 1,000 radio programmes, in our online archive.
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