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Bilquis Edhi: A tribute

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For countless people and for countless years, Bilquis Bano Edhi had been a mother, especially for the orphans at the Edhi Foundation orphanage that she established with her late husband, the humanitarian and philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi. On April 15, 2022, all these people and many more who worked or were supported by the Edhi Foundation, lost that mother, whom they all called ‘Bari Amma’. Courtesy: Edhi.org At 74, Bilquis Edhi passed away at a hospital in Karachi, five years after her husband, whom she worked alongside to provide all…

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A Mother to the Motherless

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Bilqees Edhi was a mother countless children looked up to as their own. I met this dynamic lady at her orphanage in 2008, and talked to her about motherhood, the motherless and her own mother. Here is my report of the visit and my impressions of this selfless woman and the beautiful children who got a second lease on life thanks to her.

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In Relationships

Mums and us

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On this Mother’s Day, let us turn our focus to ourselves, and honestly see what kinds of kids we are for our mothers, and if we are what she deserves. And if we have an honest look at our behaviour towards our mother, and parents in general, we will realise so many things that we are doing right, and which we should continue with, but we will also find some things in our behaviour that can be improved.
It’s like, let’s not ask what mothers do for us, but what we can do for mothers. And this, my friends, will be the best Mother’s Day gift for her.

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In Health

Life in the time of social distancing

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Covid19 social distancing

The world has changed forever in these last few weeks. And when this is all over, we would also have changed in so many ways — the way we do things, the way we look at things and the way we take all small and important things in life. These weeks and the weeks ahead of social distancing due to COVID-19 appear daunting and depressing. There are more questions than there are answers. Few people are sure of what to do, but there is no doubt that staying at home…

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In Society

Winter, a la Karachi

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Karachi during winter is at its best, though winter in Karachi isn’t the best you expect out of winter Winter in Karachi …. Okay, let’s start again. Winter in Karachi … how about Karachi during winter? Hmmmm … this sounds a lot better. Karachi during winter is at its best, though winter in Karachi isn’t the best you expect out of winter. Winter here is actually a short break — two-month-long if we are lucky — from humidity and heat; just about enough to give us some excuse…

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