UN chief calls Edhi an ‘epic humanitarian’

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has expressed his “profound condolences” on the passing away of Abdul Sattar Edhi.

Edhi was “a living example of social justice, compassion and solidarity in action, the UN secretary General said.

“Through his humility and humanity, he changed countless people’s lives for good,” he said in a statement issued through his Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq.

“I join with his immediate family and his larger family of Pakistan in mourning the loss of a legendary man of faith and an epic humanitarian,” he added.