KARACHI: Notable humanitarian and Edhi Foundation Chairman Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away at the age of 88 in Karachi on Friday night, it has been learnt.
Edhi was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2013 but had been unable to get a transplant due to frail health. He was receiving treatment at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT).
Earlier in the day, the humanitarian’s son Faisal Edhi and wife Bilquis Edhi informed the media that doctors at the facility have termed his condition critical as he felt difficulty in breathing while undergoing a scheduled dialysis process ‘after which the doctors decided to shift him on a ventilator’.
“Edhi sahib is now 88 years of age and the doctors have told us that a kidney transplant would not be feasible at this age,” said Faisal. He also urged the nation to pray for his father’s health and speedy recovery.
While earlier this year, in June, Edhi declined an offer by former president Asif Ali Zardari for treatment abroad as he insisted on getting it done in Pakistan, particularly in a government hospital.
