{"id":6052,"date":"2025-07-08T19:58:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:58:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=6052"},"modified":"2025-07-08T19:58:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T19:58:03","slug":"pm-shehbaz-pays-tribute-to-abdul-sattar-edhi-on-9th-death-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/08\/pm-shehbaz-pays-tribute-to-abdul-sattar-edhi-on-9th-death-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Shehbaz pays tribute to Abdul Sattar Edhi on 9th death anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 8, 2025 : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid heartfelt tribute to renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi on his 9th death anniversary, lauding his lifelong commitment to serving humanity.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>In his message, the prime minister described Edhi as a &#8220;priceless national asset&#8221; whose legacy of compassion transcended borders.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAbdul Sattar Edhi set an unparalleled example of selfless service to humanity,\u201d Prime Minister Shehbaz said. \u201cHe devoted his entire life to caring for the sick, the abandoned, and the destitute\u2014not only in Pakistan but across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister urged the nation to remember and emulate Edhi\u2019s values of humility, service, and empathy, adding that his humanitarian spirit continues to inspire generations.<\/p>\n<p>Abdul Sattar Edhi, founder of the Edhi Foundation, passed away on July 8, 2016. Widely regarded as one of Pakistan\u2019s greatest humanitarians, his legacy lives on through one of the largest volunteer ambulance networks and a broad range of social welfare services he established across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Tuesday, July 8, 2025 : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday paid heartfelt tribute to renowned philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi on his 9th death anniversary, lauding his lifelong commitment to serving humanity. In his message, the prime minister described Edhi as a &#8220;priceless national asset&#8221; whose legacy of compassion transcended borders. \u201cAbdul Sattar [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}