Explanation
The 5th death anniversary of the German doctor, Ruth Pfau who dedicated her life to eradicate leprosy in Pakistan, was observed on 10 August 2022. Ruth Pfau was a German–Pakistani Catholic nun of the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, and a physician. Ruth Pfau moved from Germany to Pakistan in 1961 . Ruth Pfau was honoured with the Hilal-i-Pakistan-, Hilal-i-Imtiaz-, Nishan-i-Quaid-i-Azam-, and the Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam award for her services to Pakistan. Dr Pfau, who was hailed as the Mother Teresa of Pakistan , passed away on 10 August 2017 in Karachi .
