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KARACHI: State Bank of Pakistan Governor Tariq Bajwa and German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler unveiled a Rs50 commemorative coin at the SBP headquarters on Tuesday in memory of Dr Ruth Pfau.
The coin will be available to people from Wednesday (today).
Mr Bajwa said they had issued commemorative coins in the past for great people like Quaid-i-Azam, Allama Iqbal, Fatima Jinnah and Abdul Sattar Edhi.
Mr Kobler, on the occasion, thanked the government of Pakistan.
The ceremony was attended by Consul General of Germany in Karachi Rainer Schmiedchen, Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre Karachi CEO Mervyn F. Lobo and others.
Published in Dawn, May 9th, 2018
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May 09, 2018 09:43am
Appreciated
Salute to Dr. Ruth.
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May 09, 2018 12:45pm
Well deserved coin for our angel, you will live in Pakistanis hearts forever.
RIP Dr Pfau I take a bow!
Germany we can't thank you enough for giving us our great mother Pfau, our angel.
Love to Germany for their greatest gift for Pakistan. Danke Schoen Deutschland.
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May 09, 2018 01:01pm
A well deserved gesture. May the good work by good people like Dr. Ruth Pfau be a source of inspiration to all of us, to serve fellow humanity, there can be no better deed.
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May 09, 2018 04:14pm
Salute to Dr. Ruth!
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May 11, 2018 08:42pm
Well done
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