Funeral for Abdul Sattar Edhi held

KARACHI (92 News) – Funeral of the renowned social worker Abdul Sattar Edhi was held at National Stadium on Saturday. Maulana Ahmed Khan Niazi led the funeral. It is the second time in the country's history that a key figure has been given the state protocol. He was given guns salute. President Mamnoon Hussain, Chairman Senate Raza Rabbani, Chief Ministers Shahbaz Sharif and Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and Naval Chief Admiral Zakaullah, several federal and provincial ministers and thousands of people from various walks of life participated in the funeral. He will be buried with full national honours. The mobile phone service around the National Stadium remained suspended.