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LAHORE: In Lahore, the Aurat March started from the Lahore Press Club and culminated outside the Punjab Assembly building.
The Aurat March Lahore organisers also laid out a “#MeToo blanket” on which women shared their experiences of sexual violence and abuse. As the attendees gathered, they chanted slogans calling for the independence of women.
The march went through Egerton road till Punjab Assembly building, protected by two layers of security personnel, many of whom included policewomen.
Meanwhile, a resolution was submitted in the Punjab Assembly by PML-N MPA Hina Pervez Butt. As per the resolution the House praised the services of Madre- Millat Fatma Jinnah, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and Kalsoom Nawaz for their services for democracy. The House also praised the services of Dr Ruth Pfau, Bilquis Idhi, Maryam Mukhtar, Malala Yusafzai and Arfa Kareem for their services in their respective fields.
Pakistanâs Mother Teresa Ruth Pfau passes away at 87
Pakistanâs Mother Teresa Ruth Pfau passes away at 87
Dr. Ruth Pfau, Who Was Known As Pakistanâs âMother Teresaâ Has Died On August 10 At A Private Hospital In Karachi. The German Doctor Had Dedicated Her Life To The Eradication Of Leprosy In The Country. PTI | Updated on: 11 Aug 2017, 09:26:24 AM
Karachi:
Dr. Ruth Pfau, who was known as Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’, has died on August 10 at a private hospital in Karachi. The German doctor had dedicated her life to the eradication of leprosy in the country.
She died at the age of 87 after a long battle with age-related illness.
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German doctor recognised for services
Islamabad
December 20, 2020
Islamabad : On behalf of the German Federal President, Ambassador, Bernhard Schlagheck awarded Dr. Chris Schmotzer, medical doctor and director of the Leprosy Hospital Rawalpindi, with the Order of Merit in a ceremony held at the German Embassy.
The honour is the highest tribute the Federal Republic of Germany can pay to individuals for outstanding services. Minister of Health, Dr. Faisal Sultan, attended the ceremony and commended the work of Dr. Schmotzer and her team.
Dr. Chris Schmotzer was bestowed the Cross of Merit for her tireless service to humanity. As director of the Rawalpindi Leprosy Hospital, she has been serving the Pakistani people for thirty-three years now, offering treatment to patients with leprosy, tuberculosis, eye and skin diseases as well as rehabilitation measures. Being a member of the German Protestant Sisterhood of Christ-Bearers, the “German sister” as she is called by her Paki