KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Ashraf Mahmood Wathra accompanied by Faisal Edhi and Jimmy Engineer inaugurated exhibition of Abd
ul Sattar Edhi’s pencil sketches made by Jimmy Engineer at State Bank Museum; Ar
t Gallery in Karachi on Monday.
Jimmy Engineer through his pencil sketches of Abd
ul Sattar Edhi has portrayed the pain and sympathy Abd
ul Sattar Edhi felt for the needy people. These sketches also reflected love and de
dication of Edhi to the downtrodden of the society.
The sketches portray the hardships Edhi faced to carry out his mission of humanitarianism. Speaking on the occasion, State Bank governor acknowledged the services of great philanthropist, and human right activist Adb
ul Sattar Edhi. He also lauded de
dication of Jimmy Engineer for making sketches of the great philanthropist.
The governor in his address announced that commemorative coin of Rs 50 in memory of Abd
ul Sattar Edhi will be issued in March 2017 as a small token of appreciation for his selfless services for the country. It may be recalled here that the work on design of Rs 50 commemorative coin in memory of late Abd
ul Sattar Edhi was already in progress after Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had accorded its approval in the cabinet meeting held on July 15, 2016. Addressing the ceremony the governor also requested CEOs of banks to dedicate some of their CSR activities to promote art and heritage in the country.
Jimmy Engineer speaking on the occasion said that he received great inspiration from the services of Edhi rendered to the mankind. He said Edhi is a legend for the whole world.
“Whenever I visited foreign countries people talked about Pakistan negatively, but when I asked them do you have any person like Abd
ul Sattar Edhi they had no answer,” he claimed. Jimmy thanked State Bank Governor for placing these sketches at SBP Museum of Ar
t Gallery.
Faisal Edhi also spoke on the occasion and thanked on behalf of family of E
dhi Saha
b and Edhi Foundation for holding the ceremony in the memory of Abd
ul Sattar Edhi. He felt satisfaction that services of late Edhi will be remembered through art work of Jimmy Engineer.
