ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Thursday observed one-minute silence and passed a unanimous resolution to pay tribute to Dr Ruth Pfau for her services to eliminate leprosy in Pakistan.
The resolution was moved by the Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Abdul Qadir Baloch which was adopted unanimously by the House.
Dr Nefeesa Shah from Pakistan People Party composed the resolution with the consent of other parliamentarians.
In the resolution, it was proposed that Dr Ruth Pfau may be given state funeral and Ruth Pafu foundation may also be established.
The late Dr Ruth had come to Pakistan from Germany in 1960 and was granted Pakistani citizenship in 1988.
In 1979, she was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz, the second highest civilian award of the country.
Pakistan’s Mother Teresa, Dr Ruth Pfau, led a battle against the stigmatised disease of leprosy.
Dr Pfau, the founder of the National Leprosy Control Programme in Pakistan, was in charge of the Marie Adelaide Society of Pakistan (MASP), where leprosy patients are treated.
It was due to the endless struggle of Dr Pfau that Pakistan defeated the disease and became leprosy-free in 1996.
