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| Full name | Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium |
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| Location | Karachi, Pakistan |
| Capacity | 30,000 [1] |
| Surface | AstroTurf |
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| Pakistan national field hockey team | |
Hockey Club of Pakistan(Renamed) as Abdul Sattar Edhi Hockey Stadium [2] is a national hockey stadium for the national sport conducted in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Hockey Club of Pakistan hosted matches for the 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986 & 1992 Champions Trophy. The stadium holds 30,000 people.
Abdul Sattar EdhiNI LPP GPA was a Pakistani humanitarian, philanthropist and ascetic who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest volunteer ambulance network, along with various homeless shelters, animal shelters, rehabilitation centres, and orphanages across Pakistan. Following his death, his son Faisal Edhi took over as head of the Edhi Foundation.
Bilquis Bano Edhi was a Pakistani nurse who helped save the lives of over 16,000 babies. She was one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan. She was the co-chair of the Edhi Foundation, a charity organization that provided many services in Pakistan including a hospital and emergency service in Karachi. For her contributions, she was awarded the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service and the Mother Teresa Memorial International Award for Social Justice in 2015. For her service to the country, she was also referred to as The Mother of Pakistan. She was also a recipient of Hilal-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's second highest civilian honour.
The Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare organization based in Pakistan. It was founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951, who served as the head of the organization until his death on 8 July 2016. Bilquis Edhi, a nurse by profession, used to oversee the maternity and adoption services of the foundation. The Edhi Foundation is headquartered in the city of Karachi.
Tehmina Durrani is a Pakistani author, artist, activist on women's and children's rights, and the current First Lady of Pakistan being married to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Her first book, "My Feudal Lord" (1991), shocked the conservative Pakistani society because of the sensational exposure of her politically famous but abusive husband, Mustafa Khar.
The Qayyum Stadium also known as Peshawar Sport Complex is located in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It is the biggest sports complex in Peshawar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The sport complex has facilities for all major sports including football, field hockey, squash, wrestling and badminton. The sport complex is owned by Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has total capacity of 30,000 and it is located within walking distance from Peshawar Saddar and Peshawar Cantonment railway station.
Bantva or Bantwa, is a small town in Saurashtra region of the state of Gujarat in India.
Abdu 's-Sattar, Abdus Sattar or Abdul Sattar is an Arabic Muslim male given name, built on the Arabic words Abd, al- and Sattar. The name means "servant of the Veiler ".
Abdus Sattar Khan Niazi was a Pakistani religious and political leader.
The Batwa Memons are a group of Kathiawadi Memons originating from the town of Bantva, Kathiawar, a former district of the state of Gujarat in India.
NA-224 is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
The Abdul Sattar Edhi Line, formally named the Orange Line is a 4 km (2.5 mi) bus rapid transit line of the Karachi Metrobus under-construction in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. The expected daily ridership is estimated at 50,000. Line goes from Board office to Gulshan-e-Zia.
Aamin Ambulance is a 24 hour, free ambulance service in Mogadishu – the only one of its kind.
Zareen Riaz is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018.
Ali politician is a Pakistani politician.
Najma Shaheen is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since May 2013.
Ruqia Hina is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since May 2013.
Rashida Riffat is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, since May 2013.
Coordinates: 24°51′1″N67°2′17″E / 24.85028°N 67.03806°E
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