COAS pay tributes to Dr. Pfau terming her “ambassador for humanity”

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Rawalpindi, August 10 (TNS): Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa condoled to the demise of Dr Ruth Pfau saying she will be remembered as the ambassador for humanity.

In a tweet posted by ISPR DG Major General Asif Ghafoor, COAS was quoted saying, “Prayers for Dr Ruth Pfua. We shall remember you as Ambassador of humanity and for selfless services to the people of Pakistan. RIP.”

Tributes are pouring in for a German nun who spent more than half a century in Pakistan battling leprosy and helping the country’s most vulnerable people.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi announced in a statement that a state funeral would be held for Ruth Pfau who died on Thursday aged 87.