Mourners attend funeral of Pfau, 'Mother Teresa of Pakistan'

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Mourners attend funeral of Pfau, 'Mother Teresa of Pakistan'
Published August 19, 2017
Associated Press

KARACHI, Pakistan –  Mourners have attended a state funeral of Ruth Pfau, a German physician and nun who earned international acclaim by devoting her life to the eradication of leprosy in Pakistan.

Known as "Pakistan's Mother Teresa," she died on Aug. 10 at age 87 in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province.

State-run Pakistan television in live broadcast showed last rituals of Pfau, which were held at a church in Karachi.

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