Charity spokeswoman Salwa Zainab said Pfau arrived in Pakistan in 1960 and devoted the rest of her life to treating leprosy throughout the country.
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By RFE/RL | August 10, 2017
State funerals in Pakistan generally are held for soldiers killed in war or for government leaders
Pakistan is planning a rare state funeral to honor Ruth Pfau, a German-born nun who helped the Southeast Asian country wipe out leprosy.
Pfau, 87, who was referred to by many as “Pakistan’s Mother Theresa,” died on August 10 at a hospital affiliated with her Marie Adelaide Leprosy Center in the southern city of Karachi.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said the government would give her a state funeral to honor her for "selfless and unmatched" services to Pakistan.
Shariq Zaman, a spokesman for Pfau's charity, said the funeral is scheduled for August 19 in Karachi.
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