Lawyers causing troubles for the poor: Edhi

The basic purpose to collect charity was to help the poor people by providing them free food and medicine at around 325 Edhi centres set up across the country, he said.

“It is purely a ‘Bheek’ mission started only to get rid of poverty”, he said adding that he hoped the masses would support the charity campaign and make it more successful.

He said international donors had invited him to start the said charity programme at international level but he refused in the larger interests of the Pakistani nation.

To a query, he said that deposed judges were struggling for their jobs instead of noble cause of restoration of judiciary. He said that the lawyers’ movement was causing troubles for the poor, as they have no concern with the problems of the masses. The movement of the lawyers was going on wrong directions, Abdul Sattar Edhi said. He hailed the role of President Musharraf saying that he (President) had given him a cheque of Rs. 100,000 from his pocket for food as well as medicines.