Mother Teresa of Pakistan: Ruth Pfau
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Light to Pakistan's lepers, The magic healer Dr. Ruth Pfau passes away in Karachi.
Dr Ruth Pfau, a symbol of selflessness and devotion to leprosy patients, passed away at the age of 87 in Karachi late Wednesday night while she was undergoing surgery.
Dr Ruth Pfau is pakistani mother Teresa She spend her whole life for pakistani nation fight against leprosy .
Dr Ruth Pfau born 9 September 1929 is a German nun and a member of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary who has devoted the last 50 years of life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan. In 1996, Pakistan was declared by the World Health Organization to have controlled leprosy, one of the first countries in Asia to achieve this goal.
Dr. Pfau was born in Leipzig, Germany on 9 September 1929. She had four sisters and one brother. After World War II when the Russians occupied East Germany she escaped to West Germany along with her family and chose medicine as her future career. In 1949 she studied medicine at Mainz. She was not satisfied with her life. She wanted to do something more: She joined a Catholic order and eventually went to Pakistan.
In 1960 Ruth decided to dedicate the rest of her life to the people of Pakistan and their battle against Leprosy outbreaks. She came to Karachi and visited a leprosy colony on McLeod Road behind the City Railway Station. Here she decided that the care of patients would be her life's calling. She started with medical treatment for the Leprosy patients in a hut in this slumquarter. The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre was founded and social work for the leprosy patients and their family members was started by Dr.I.K.Gill. A Leprosy Clinic was bought in April 1963 and patients from all over Karachi, Pakistan and even from Afghanistan came for treatment.
Since that time the work grew fast and small treatment centres were established in Karachi and all over Pakistan, training for paramedical workers and social workers were given and health education started to get over prejudices and fear.
Dr.Pfau went to the far off areas of Pakistan where there were no medical facilities for leprosy patients. She collected donations in Germany and Pakistan and cooperated with hospitals in Rawalpindi and Karachi.
In recognition of her service to the country, she was awarded Pakistani citizenship in 1988.
On 9 September 1999 Archbishop Simeon Anthony Pereira of Karachi celebrated a Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral to celebrate Sr. Pfau’s 70th birthday.
Ruth Pfau is recognised in Pakistan and abroad as a distinguished human being and has been awarded many prizes and medals. Sister Ruth Pfau was among recipients of civilian awards at President's House on Pakistan Day 23 March 1989. Sister Pfau received the Hilal-i-Pakistan award for her work with leprosy patients. Speaking at a function in Islamabad on 30 January 2000, to mark the 47th World Leprosy Day, President Rafiq Tarar praised Sister Ruth Pfau, who built up the National Leprosy Control Program in Pakistan, for working not only for those afflicted with leprosy, but also for those with TB. On the occasion of Pakistan Independence Day on 14 August 2010, the President of Pakistan awarded the very high civil award of Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam to Dr. Pfau for public service. In 2010 after her work helping people "nobody else is willing or able, or ever thought of helping," people displaced by Pakistan's recent deadly flooding, she is being hailed as Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa'.
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Rest in peace...I am an admirer of that legend. She took Leprosy patients to her institution when the family members abandoned the Lepers...truly a legend.
Pakistan’s magic leprosy healer Dr Ruth Pfau passed away early Thursday morning at the age of 87 in Karachi.
The founder of the National Leprosy Control Programme in Pakistan, Dr Pfau passed away around 4am today. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, August 19, at 11am at St Patrick’s Cathedral, and thereafter will be laid to rest in the Christian Cemetery (Gora Qabristan).
Dr Ruth Pfau: The magic healer
Dr Pfau dedicated her life to treating patients in Pakistan. She founded the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi and in all provinces of Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan. She had treated over 50,000 families since the inception of the centre.
Dr Pfau had been living in Pakistan since 1960 and came to the country when she just 29. When she witnessed the suffering of the country’s leprosy patients she decided to stay here. She was a German nun and a member of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary, who devoted the last 50 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan.
Dr Ruth Pfau: Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ on floods frontline
She had travelled to various parts of Pakistan to medically facilitate leprosy patients, a journey she said enjoyed tremendously because of the marked difference made in the lives of her patients.
With her efforts, in 1996, the World Health Organisation declared Pakistan one of the first countries in Asia to have controlled leprosy. She was awarded the Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 1979 by the government of Pakistan. Dr Pfau was also on the front line when Sindh was hit by floods in 2010.
In December 2015, Dr Pfau, was awarded the Staufer Medal at the German consulate. “I could have left Pakistan earlier if I wanted to but I will stay here,” said Dr Pfau as she accepted the award from German consul-general Rainer Schmiedchen.
Dr Ruth Pfau awarded German Staufer Medal
A ceremony was organised at the German consulate to mark Dr Pfau’s services and for the German consul-general to award her with the Staufer Medal, the highest award of the German state of Baden-Württemberg for her work to eradicate leprosy in the country.
“When I came to Pakistan no one recognised me but then people started to appreciate my work across the country,” said Dr Pfau of the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre. “I have worked hard with my team to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan, our hard work could not completely eliminate this disease but at least we managed to decrease it,” she said. “This award is not just for me but for all of my teammates,” Dr Pfau added.
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A LEGEND PASSES AWAY! (Dr. Ruth Pfau – 1929 - 2017)
The team of the Consulate General of Germany is deeply saddened on the demise of Dr. Ruth Pfau: founder of the National Leprosy Control Programme in Pakistan and the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi and in all provinces of Pakistan including Gilgit-Baltistan.
Dr. Pfau had been living in Pakistan since 1960 and came to the country at the age of 29. She had dedicated the last 50 years of her life to treating patients in Pakistan.
It was due to her endless struggle that Pakistan defeated leprosy and became free from it in 1996. Dr. Ruth Pfau received numerous accolades for her services; Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 1979, Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and the German Staufer Medal in 2015.
Her services to humanity will always be remembered.
Pakistan’s magic leprosy healer Dr Ruth Pfau passed away early Thursday morning at the age of 87 in Karachi.
The founder of the National Leprosy Control Programme in Pakistan, Dr Pfau passed away around 4am today. The funeral mass will be held on Saturday, August 19, at 11am at St Patrick’s Cathedral, and thereafter will be laid to rest in the Christian Cemetery (Gora Qabristan).
Dr Ruth Pfau: The magic healer
Dr Pfau dedicated her life to treating patients in Pakistan. She founded the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi and in all provinces of Pakistan, including Gilgit-Baltistan. She had treated over 50,000 families since the inception of the centre.
Dr Pfau had been living in Pakistan since 1960 and came to the country when she just 29. When she witnessed the suffering of the country’s leprosy patients she decided to stay here. She was a German nun and a member of the Society of Daughters of the Heart of Mary, who devoted the last 50 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan.
Dr Ruth Pfau: Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ on floods frontline
She had travelled to various parts of Pakistan to medically facilitate leprosy patients, a journey she said enjoyed tremendously because of the marked difference made in the lives of her patients.
With her efforts, in 1996, the World Health Organisation declared Pakistan one of the first countries in Asia to have controlled leprosy. She was awarded the Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 1979 by the government of Pakistan. Dr Pfau was also on the front line when Sindh was hit by floods in 2010.
In December 2015, Dr Pfau, was awarded the Staufer Medal at the German consulate. “I could have left Pakistan earlier if I wanted to but I will stay here,” said Dr Pfau as she accepted the award from German consul-general Rainer Schmiedchen.
Dr Ruth Pfau awarded German Staufer Medal
A ceremony was organised at the German consulate to mark Dr Pfau’s services and for the German consul-general to award her with the Staufer Medal, the highest award of the German state of Baden-Württemberg for her work to eradicate leprosy in the country.
“When I came to Pakistan no one recognised me but then people started to appreciate my work across the country,” said Dr Pfau of the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre. “I have worked hard with my team to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan, our hard work could not completely eliminate this disease but at least we managed to decrease it,” she said. “This award is not just for me but for all of my teammates,” Dr Pfau added.
German Consulate General Karachi
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A LEGEND PASSES AWAY! (Dr. Ruth Pfau – 1929 - 2017)
The team of the Consulate General of Germany is deeply saddened on the demise of Dr. Ruth Pfau: founder of the National Leprosy Control Programme in Pakistan and the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi and in all provinces of Pakistan including Gilgit-Baltistan.
Dr. Pfau had been living in Pakistan since 1960 and came to the country at the age of 29. She had dedicated the last 50 years of her life to treating patients in Pakistan.
It was due to her endless struggle that Pakistan defeated leprosy and became free from it in 1996. Dr. Ruth Pfau received numerous accolades for her services; Hilal-e-Imtiaz in 1979, Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and the German Staufer Medal in 2015.
Her services to humanity will always be remembered.
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Ruth Pfau: Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa' dies aged 87
Image caption Dr Pfau with Pakistani flood victims in 2010
Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan and has been described as the country's Mother Teresa, has died in Karachi aged 87.
She died in hospital after being admitted on Friday, her order said.
Dr Pfau witnessed leprosy in Pakistan for the first time in 1960 and returned to set up clinics across the country.
Her efforts meant that in 1996 the disease was declared to have been brought under control.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Dr Pfau "may have been born in Germany, but her heart was always in Pakistan".
"Dr Ruth came to Pakistan here at the dawn of a young nation, looking to make lives better for those afflicted by disease, and in doing so, found herself a home," he said, praising her courage and loyalty
Image caption Dr Pfau established leprosy clinics across Pakistan
Harald Meyer-Porzky from the Ruth Pfau Foundation in Würzburg said Dr Pfau had "given hundreds of thousands of people a life of dignity".
Dr Pfau was born in Leipzig in 1929 and saw her home destroyed by bombing during World War Two.
She studied medicine and was later sent to southern India by her order, the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, but a visa issue meant she became stuck in Karachi, where she first became aware of leprosy.
"Well if it doesn't hit you the first time, I don't think it will ever hit you," she told the BBC in 2010.
"Actually the first patient who really made me decide was a young Pathan. He crawled on hands and feet into this dispensary, acting as if this was quite normal, as if someone has to crawl there through that slime and dirt on hands and feet, like a dog."
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Image caption Dr Pfau received numerous awards in Pakistan and Germany
Dr Pfau rescued disfigured and suffering children who had been confined to caves and cattle pens for years by their parents, who were terrified that they were contagious.
She trained Pakistani doctors and attracted foreign donations, founding Pakistan's National Leprosy Control Programme and the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre, which has a presence in every Pakistani province.
Dr Pfau also won praise for her efforts in helping the victims of devastating floods in south-western Pakistan in 2010.
She received numerous honours for her work, including the Hilal-e-Imtiaz - Pakistan's second highest civilian award - in 1979, the Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and the German Staufer Medal in 2015.
She wrote four books in German about her work in Pakistan, including To Light A Candle, which has been translated into English.
Her last rites will be performed on 19 August at St Patrick's Church in Karachi and she will then be buried at the Gora Qabristan Christian cemetery in the city.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40886234
Image caption Dr Pfau with Pakistani flood victims in 2010
Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan and has been described as the country's Mother Teresa, has died in Karachi aged 87.
She died in hospital after being admitted on Friday, her order said.
Dr Pfau witnessed leprosy in Pakistan for the first time in 1960 and returned to set up clinics across the country.
Her efforts meant that in 1996 the disease was declared to have been brought under control.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Dr Pfau "may have been born in Germany, but her heart was always in Pakistan".
"Dr Ruth came to Pakistan here at the dawn of a young nation, looking to make lives better for those afflicted by disease, and in doing so, found herself a home," he said, praising her courage and loyalty
Image caption Dr Pfau established leprosy clinics across Pakistan
Harald Meyer-Porzky from the Ruth Pfau Foundation in Würzburg said Dr Pfau had "given hundreds of thousands of people a life of dignity".
Dr Pfau was born in Leipzig in 1929 and saw her home destroyed by bombing during World War Two.
She studied medicine and was later sent to southern India by her order, the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, but a visa issue meant she became stuck in Karachi, where she first became aware of leprosy.
"Well if it doesn't hit you the first time, I don't think it will ever hit you," she told the BBC in 2010.
"Actually the first patient who really made me decide was a young Pathan. He crawled on hands and feet into this dispensary, acting as if this was quite normal, as if someone has to crawl there through that slime and dirt on hands and feet, like a dog."
Image caption Dr Pfau received numerous awards in Pakistan and Germany
Dr Pfau rescued disfigured and suffering children who had been confined to caves and cattle pens for years by their parents, who were terrified that they were contagious.
She trained Pakistani doctors and attracted foreign donations, founding Pakistan's National Leprosy Control Programme and the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre, which has a presence in every Pakistani province.
Dr Pfau also won praise for her efforts in helping the victims of devastating floods in south-western Pakistan in 2010.
She received numerous honours for her work, including the Hilal-e-Imtiaz - Pakistan's second highest civilian award - in 1979, the Hilal-e-Pakistan in 1989 and the German Staufer Medal in 2015.
She wrote four books in German about her work in Pakistan, including To Light A Candle, which has been translated into English.
Her last rites will be performed on 19 August at St Patrick's Church in Karachi and she will then be buried at the Gora Qabristan Christian cemetery in the city.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40886234
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Ruth Pfau: Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa
Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan and has been described as the country's Mother Teresa, has died in Karachi aged 87.
She died in hospital after being admitted on Friday, her order said.
Dr Pfau witnessed leprosy in Pakistan for the first time in 1960 and returned to set up clinics across the country.
Her efforts meant that in 1996 the disease was declared to have been brought under control.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Dr Pfau "may have been born in Germany, but her heart was always in Pakistan".
Ruth Pfau, a German doctor and nun who dedicated her life to eradicating leprosy in Pakistan and has been described as the country's Mother Teresa, has died in Karachi aged 87.
She died in hospital after being admitted on Friday, her order said.
Dr Pfau witnessed leprosy in Pakistan for the first time in 1960 and returned to set up clinics across the country.
Her efforts meant that in 1996 the disease was declared to have been brought under control.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said Dr Pfau "may have been born in Germany, but her heart was always in Pakistan".
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Foreign delegates expected to attend Dr Pfau’s funeral
KARACHI: Delegations from Germany, Austria and other countries are expected to attend the funeral of Dr Ruth Pfau on August 19. The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre founder died due to kidney failure at the Aga Khan University Hospital on Thursday.
According to Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre Chief Executive Officer Marvyn Lobo, Dr Pfau’s students from all over Pakistan, as well as many of her patients, will be attending the funeral.
He said before Dr Pfau’s death, it had been decided that her funeral would be held on the second Saturday after her demise, as people from Pakistan and from abroad were expected to attend.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced a state funeral for Dr Pfau, who, despite originally being from Germany, made eliminating leprosy from Pakistan her life’s mission.
The highest ranking Catholic bishop of the Karachi diocese, Joseph Coutts, will preside over the requiem mass for Dr Pfau after the arrival of delegations and her close aides.
“Currently, the body has been kept in the mortuary of the Holy Family Hospital,” Lobo told. He said Dr Pfau’s nieces and nephews have been informed about her death but are unlikely to participate in the funeral ceremony, as she was a nun and dedicated her life to the people of Pakistan.
However, the president of the German Leprosy Relief Association will attend the funeral with her delegation, as well as leprosy-related delegations from Austria and other countries.
KARACHI: Delegations from Germany, Austria and other countries are expected to attend the funeral of Dr Ruth Pfau on August 19. The Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre founder died due to kidney failure at the Aga Khan University Hospital on Thursday.
According to Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre Chief Executive Officer Marvyn Lobo, Dr Pfau’s students from all over Pakistan, as well as many of her patients, will be attending the funeral.
He said before Dr Pfau’s death, it had been decided that her funeral would be held on the second Saturday after her demise, as people from Pakistan and from abroad were expected to attend.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced a state funeral for Dr Pfau, who, despite originally being from Germany, made eliminating leprosy from Pakistan her life’s mission.
The highest ranking Catholic bishop of the Karachi diocese, Joseph Coutts, will preside over the requiem mass for Dr Pfau after the arrival of delegations and her close aides.
“Currently, the body has been kept in the mortuary of the Holy Family Hospital,” Lobo told. He said Dr Pfau’s nieces and nephews have been informed about her death but are unlikely to participate in the funeral ceremony, as she was a nun and dedicated her life to the people of Pakistan.
However, the president of the German Leprosy Relief Association will attend the funeral with her delegation, as well as leprosy-related delegations from Austria and other countries.
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Pakistan's 'Mother Teresa' Dr Ruth Pfau laid to rest with full state honour
KARACHI: Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Dr Ruth Pfau was laid to rest in Karachi with complete state honour today (Saturday). She was buried at the city's Gora Qabristan.
President Mamnoon Hussain, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh, Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair, members Sindh Cabinet, Consul-General of the German Consulate, Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar, Dr Adeeb Rizvi, head of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and others were among the dignitaries who attended the Dr Ruth's state funeral.
Earlier, Dr Ruth's body was brought to St Patrick's Cathedral in Saddar from Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC), in a gun convoy, where last rites were performed . The flag of Vatican City was also hoisted at the cathedral Saturday morning, while the national flag of Pakistan remained at half mast.
The coffin was draped in the Pakistani flag and covered with rose petals.
A gun-salute was offered during the funeral proceedings. Contingents of Pakistan Armed Forces were also present at the funeral.
Pakistan government had announced to accord a state funeral to the country’s leprosy fighter Dr Ruth, who passed away last week at a local hospital in Karachi.
Dr. Ruth is also known as the ‘Mother Teresa’ of Pakistan. The Lady belonged to Germany and spent her 50 years of life in Pakistan fighting against the Leprosy disease and eventually put an end to it in our country.
With her remarkable journey, Pakistan was rewarded as the first country from Asia to have control over Leprosy in 1996 by World Health Organization.
KARACHI: Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Dr Ruth Pfau was laid to rest in Karachi with complete state honour today (Saturday). She was buried at the city's Gora Qabristan.
President Mamnoon Hussain, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh, Chief of Air Staff Sohail Aman, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Governor Sindh Muhammad Zubair, members Sindh Cabinet, Consul-General of the German Consulate, Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar, Dr Adeeb Rizvi, head of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation and others were among the dignitaries who attended the Dr Ruth's state funeral.
Earlier, Dr Ruth's body was brought to St Patrick's Cathedral in Saddar from Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC), in a gun convoy, where last rites were performed . The flag of Vatican City was also hoisted at the cathedral Saturday morning, while the national flag of Pakistan remained at half mast.
The coffin was draped in the Pakistani flag and covered with rose petals.
A gun-salute was offered during the funeral proceedings. Contingents of Pakistan Armed Forces were also present at the funeral.
Pakistan government had announced to accord a state funeral to the country’s leprosy fighter Dr Ruth, who passed away last week at a local hospital in Karachi.
Dr. Ruth is also known as the ‘Mother Teresa’ of Pakistan. The Lady belonged to Germany and spent her 50 years of life in Pakistan fighting against the Leprosy disease and eventually put an end to it in our country.
With her remarkable journey, Pakistan was rewarded as the first country from Asia to have control over Leprosy in 1996 by World Health Organization.
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She was a nice lady for helping Pakistan
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What a Lady, Hope you will be Greeted by our beloved Prophet Pbuh himself as you spend your life serving his nation .. May Allah reward you with the best in After life, and we Pakistani with all our respect say Goodbye to you .. you will always be Remembered and your name will be always be associate with Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
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Civil Hospital Karachi to be renamed after Dr Ruth Pfau
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in recognition of legendary Dr Ruth Pfau has announced to name Civil Hospital Karachi after her name.
The chief minister just after attending state funeral of Dr Ruth Pfau at Christian Cemetery directed Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon to issue a notification to name Civil Hospital as Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi.
“She had dedicated her entire life fighting against leprosy in the country, particularly in Sindh and founded a dedicated hospital in the city,” he said and added “it becomes our responsibility to name one of the largest hospitals, Civil Hospital Karachi in her name,” he said.
He directed the chief secretary to issue a notification for the purpose and directed health department to replace the name board of the hospital and change the letter heads, seals etc accordingly.
Earlier, the chief minister attended final funeral rites of Dr Ruth Pfau at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and state funeral at Christian Cemetery and later laid wreath on her grave.
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in recognition of legendary Dr Ruth Pfau has announced to name Civil Hospital Karachi after her name.
The chief minister just after attending state funeral of Dr Ruth Pfau at Christian Cemetery directed Chief Secretary Rizwan Memon to issue a notification to name Civil Hospital as Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi.
“She had dedicated her entire life fighting against leprosy in the country, particularly in Sindh and founded a dedicated hospital in the city,” he said and added “it becomes our responsibility to name one of the largest hospitals, Civil Hospital Karachi in her name,” he said.
He directed the chief secretary to issue a notification for the purpose and directed health department to replace the name board of the hospital and change the letter heads, seals etc accordingly.
Earlier, the chief minister attended final funeral rites of Dr Ruth Pfau at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and state funeral at Christian Cemetery and later laid wreath on her grave.
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a great lady indeed
a very huge loss for Pakistan
a very huge loss for Pakistan
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