Pakistan Philanthropist Cares For Karachi's Forgotten

Morning Edition, NPR by Julie McCarthy | Jul. 28, 2009 (Special Report)

(Audio - streaming) Abdul Sattar Edhi has personally washed tens of thousands of corpses that he has rescued from gutters, beneath bridges and from the sea. The 82-year-old Pakistani has devoted his life to the destitute of Karachi, burying the city's forgotten and giving fresh life to its abandoned newborns. His pioneering social work has drawn comparisons to Mother Teresa's. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 28, 2009 - 4:18 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Jul 28, 2009 - 7:21 AM PDT

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