Abdul Sattar Edhi in critical condition, put on ventilator at Karachi hospital

 

KARACHI: Pakistan's most respected philanthropist and Edhi Foundation Chairman Abdul Sattar Edhi is in critical condition and has been put on the ventilator at a Karachi hospital after he suffered from severe difficulty in breathing, his family announced on Friday.

Addressing a press conference here, Faisal Edhi said that his father was unwell and had to go through a regular dialysis today when he suffered severe difficulty in breathing. He was shifted to SIUT where doctors put Edhi on the ventilator.

"Edhi sahab has more than one disease and complications," he said. "We wanted to undertake a kidney transplant but due to his old age and complications, it was not possible," he added.

"Edhi Sahab is hypertensive, is diabetic, and both his kidneys have failed. He has also not been eating for some time and is suffering from extreme physical weakness,? he said.

"He will stay on the ventilator until his health recovers. We urge all of you to pray for his health. We are hopeful that he will recover due to your prayers and well wishes," said Faisal Edhi sitting alongside his mother Bilquis Edhi who appeared visibly emotional and in tears during the press conference.

Faisal Edhi urged the nation to pray for his father's health and prolonged life.