Pakistan's 'Messiah' is no more but her love and compassion live on in the memories of those left behind
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August 19, 2017
KARACHI: Pakistan’s ‘Mother Teresa’ Dr Ruth Pfau, who dedicated a lifetime to fighting leprosy in the country, was laid to rest at Karachi's Gora Qabristan with full state honours on Saturday.
Her state funeral and burial rites, as captured on camera:
Flag of Vatican City hoisted at the cathedral. Photo: Khawar Khan/Geo News
MALC patients on funeral morning. Photo: Khawar Khan/Geo News
Dr Ruth being laid to rest in Karachi with full state honours
A nun kisses the coffin of Ruth Pfau/Reuters
Nuns walk with flowers to attend the funeral of Ruth Pfau/Reuters
Pakistan Army personnel and MALC members transport the coffin of Ruth Pfau to an ambulance during her funeral ceremony in Karachi/AFP
Dr Ruth's coffin was wrapped in the national flag of Pakistan Photo: Khawar Khan/Geo News
Convoy with Dr Ruth's body reaches St Patrick's Cathedral. Photo: Khawar Khan/Geo News
MALC staff members take a last look at Dr Ruth. Photo: Khawar Khan/Geo News
COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa attended the burial of Dr Ruth in Karachi
The burial site of Dr Ruth Pfau at Karachi's Gora Qabristan
Pakistan´s military, naval and air force police officers escort the hearse carrying the coffin of Ruth Pfau during her funeral ceremony/Reuters
Pakistan Army personnel and MALC members transport the coffin of Ruth Pfau to an ambulance during her funeral ceremony in Karachi/AFP
A picture of Dr Ruth at her funeral at St Patrick's Cathedral
