Abdul Sattar Edhi laid to rest in Karachi

Edhi's funeral prayer was offered at the National Stadium

Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Asad Umer, Sindh Governor Ishratul Ebad, President Mamnoon Hussain, Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) Dr Farooq Sattar, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zakaullah, Rangers (Sindh) Director General Major General Bilal Akbar and scores of others were present in the stadium.

Ahsan Iqbal, President, Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani and Army Chief clicked at funeral

"My father was suffering from severe kidney problems and both of his kidneys had failed," Faisal Edhi, his son said.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced a state funeral and day of national mourning in honour of the man who owned just two sets of clothes, but whose work uplifting the nation’s destitute and orphans cemented his place in the hearts of Pakistan’s masses.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Sindh governments have announced three days of mourning each.

"We have lost a great servant of humanity," Sharif said in a statement.

"He was the real manifestation of love for those who were socially vulnerable, impoverished, helpless and poor. This loss is irreparable for the people of Pakistan."

Motivated by a spiritual quest for justice, over the years Edhi and his team created maternity wards, morgues, orphanages, shelters, and homes for the elderly, picking up where limited government-run services fell short.

His ethos of humanitarianism transcended religious and ethnic lines, but made him the target of many ferocious smear campaigns.