Abdul Sattar Edhi accompanied by two volunteers during his walk
for peace in Karachi on Wednesday
KARACHI: In hopes for a peaceful and
violence-free city, social activist and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi along
with a number of children and staff members from his shelter home held a peace
walk early Wednesday morning.
The participants, led by Edhi whose wheelchair was being pushed by a staff
member, walked from the Edhi Foundation’s head office in Mithadar to Numaish
Chowrangi. After reaching the Quaid’s mausoleum, the participants walked back to
Bolton market.
Edhi who spoke to the media on the occasion, said that he had come out on the
streets to promote his cause for a peaceful Karachi. “Not only Karachi, but the
entire country is burning because of terrorism and violence. When people leave
their homes for work, they don’t even know if they’ll be able to come back
alive,” said the activist at the rally which started at 9am and went on for an
hour.
He blamed corruption and nonpayment of taxes for the destitute state of
society, in which the poor were getting poorer. “On top of financial woes, the
ongoing killings, kidnappings and bombings have further deteriorated the lives
of the citizens in the city.”
Spokesperson for the Edhi Foundation, Anwar Kazmi, said that despite being
over 85 years of age and having dialysis three times a week, Edhi had come out
for the rally for peace and solidarity.
“We all believe that the situation in the city can improve if everyone is
treated equally and there are no differences and divisions among people,” he
said, adding that Edhi’s philosophy was to live and let others live. “It is
unfortunate that people today are divided into sects and ethnicities which are
causing these problems and leading the city to violence.”
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