Unidentified Corpses on the Streets of Karachi, Pakistan

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2019
  • In an abandoned building on the outskirts of Karachi, a man dies, anonymous and alone. He does not have a phone or any paperwork on his person, nothing at all to indicate his name or address. A passer-by spots this body, slumped lifeless against a wall, and immediately knows who to call: the Edhi Foundation. Within minutes, the organisation dispatches an ambulance to collect the corpse, and the work of trying to find out who this anonymous man is can begin.
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    This man’s lonely death and the mystery he leaves behind is sadly unremarkable. Each year, approximately 3000 unidentified corpses are found on the streets of Karachi, an ever-expanding mega-city in southern Pakistan. Sometimes they are drug addicts or migrant workers who came to the big city in search of a better life; sometimes they are the victims of the sectarian clashes or gang violence that give Karachi its reputation for violence. In this tightly packed city of over 21 million people, some get lost amongst the heaving mass of brick and bodies, ending up destitute and alone. They are lawaris: without an owner.
    After his collection by the ambulance, the anonymous man is taken to the Edhi mortuary, one of only two functional cold storage units in the whole city. The staff here are constantly exposed to death, dealing with the victims of bomb attacks and gunfire, as well as stepping in to bear the financial burden of burial for families who are too poor to afford it. At the mortuary, the anonymous man is absorbed into a system that is set up to try to find his loved ones and, even if they cannot be tracked down, to restore him some dignity in death. The Edhi mortuary employees take fingerprints, search the national biometric database, and make phone calls - all the while dealing with a steady flow of people coming into the mortuary to search for their lost loved ones. Sometimes lawaris bodies are reunited with their families, a raw emotional collision of grief and relief. If loved ones are not tracked down, Edhi staff take on the role of family, washing the body and giving full Islamic burial rites at a funeral attended by staff members.
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  • @councilof9782
    @councilof9782 4 года назад +2481

    "All the attitude is when were alive, nothing when we're dead" Well spoken words

    • @zoeyl4d939
      @zoeyl4d939 4 года назад +58

      The quote that i will remember for the rest of my life

    • @MyChannel-ov6jk
      @MyChannel-ov6jk 4 года назад +6

      Im not alone

    • @solin21
      @solin21 4 года назад +18

      @@zoeyl4d939 booo hoooo... Next month u forget..haha

    • @stewiegriffin6724
      @stewiegriffin6724 4 года назад +12

      This one really hit me hard too

    • @gowthambc243
      @gowthambc243 4 года назад +40

      Actually he said "All the materialistic things are till we alive" vice translated it Wrong. But ya still it's a very good Quote.

  • @tylergullion9787
    @tylergullion9787 4 года назад +1939

    The guy who washes the bodies is a saint..the care he takes with them is AMAZING..may God bless that man

    • @hezdavis6971
      @hezdavis6971 4 года назад +4

      Tyler Gullion i dont think it matters at this point

    • @sophiarap3896
      @sophiarap3896 4 года назад +5

      God bless him 🤲❤

    • @tylergullion9787
      @tylergullion9787 4 года назад +35

      @@hezdavis6971 what do you mean? Just because they are deceased doesnt mean their bodies dont deaerve reapect

    • @evenvals7968
      @evenvals7968 4 года назад +3

      @Truth could you care to explain what that video is?

    • @XWoodbineX
      @XWoodbineX 4 года назад

      JUST what I commented about. What a wonderful man

  • @mibfeb16
    @mibfeb16 4 года назад +246

    Me being a Indian, seeing my brothers doing this very humble act and the feeling is just priceless. My respects for the pure people.

    • @5maz
      @5maz 3 года назад +4

      Thank you

    • @komalali8899
      @komalali8899 3 года назад +4

      Thank you dear jazakallah

    • @mibfeb16
      @mibfeb16 3 года назад +1

      What does that mean

    • @mikailghost4590
      @mikailghost4590 3 года назад +12

      our religions and people both from India and Pakistan are not at war as both of us belonged or had ancestors there, its just the politicians fighting over things even kids would work together to fix.

    • @komalali8899
      @komalali8899 3 года назад +3

      @@mikailghost4590 only Indian politicians not Pakistanis

  • @aptiselif5827
    @aptiselif5827 4 года назад +66

    When they buried that man,I literally started crying.Bless all of you who are a part of EDHI.

    • @alimansoor6459
      @alimansoor6459 4 года назад

      Same brother! Bt after mins, days we go back to the same doings!
      I cried and felt scared

  • @goldenpearl1590
    @goldenpearl1590 4 года назад +558

    When the boy was crying and the man consoled him saying "Mera beta" (my child) that really stood out to me

    • @dervaishkhanofficial
      @dervaishkhanofficial 4 года назад +49

      Also when the man bathing the dead expresses love for him and says he is like my father and I am his son.

    • @nikkinikki2241
      @nikkinikki2241 4 года назад +13

      Yeah I’m crying now 😭

    • @gruzac6935
      @gruzac6935 4 года назад +9

      Same here. That man showed incredible kindness to a son who was grief stricken.

    • @priyansh0614
      @priyansh0614 4 года назад +1

      That's the way to call any small child in india and pakistan

    • @goldenpearl1590
      @goldenpearl1590 4 года назад +9

      @@priyansh0614 I'm not dumb, I'm Pakistani. I'm saying that because a lot of people, or uncle's in general in a business that has no ties to you won't want to associate with you, especially in your grief

  • @painful1978
    @painful1978 4 года назад +678

    Only when you see death, you'll remember how trivial and short life is to live it in hatred and fighting.

    • @Iukaz
      @Iukaz 4 года назад +8

      Powerful words man

    • @DefinitelyNotCIA
      @DefinitelyNotCIA 4 года назад +2

      Life is trivial to those who don't value it

    • @sevnlight6313
      @sevnlight6313 4 года назад +1

      Lazarus Phenomenon movie in RUclips is a documentary that is as good as this video you just saw

    • @shimy333
      @shimy333 4 года назад

      Agreed

    • @derekwilliams1716
      @derekwilliams1716 4 года назад +2

      Some of us just wanna see the world burn

  • @prasannchavan2346
    @prasannchavan2346 4 года назад +100

    World needs more people like ABDUL SATTAR EDHI.

    • @anonymousnation5235
      @anonymousnation5235 4 года назад

      In deed

    • @SheikhAT
      @SheikhAT 3 года назад +1

      We have his son, Faisal who is following the footsteps of his great father 🌟

  • @danielrossoshek2454
    @danielrossoshek2454 4 года назад +52

    I admit I broke down when the son of the deceased recognized his father and confirmed "this is him". God bless this workers.

  • @simonhughes6267
    @simonhughes6267 4 года назад +623

    Unbelievable people doing this job. Well done to vice for covering it.

  • @thetruthseeker6668
    @thetruthseeker6668 4 года назад +238

    I m a buddhist monk... my prayers and respect to Edhi Foundation.... respect to my Muslim brothers..... great job...

    • @yayafilms2099
      @yayafilms2099 2 года назад +6

      What are you doing on RUclips watching vice lol

    • @Ali-lm7uw
      @Ali-lm7uw Год назад +5

      @@yayafilms2099 it's okay. Acquiring Knowledge is not attachment.

    • @russianmig2968
      @russianmig2968 Год назад

      Muslim never pray for you like you do for momin..

  • @almovayedaman9771
    @almovayedaman9771 4 года назад +93

    the guy working at edhi foundation .... he's like a philosopher, his phrases gave me goosebumps

    • @RazaPlaysGames
      @RazaPlaysGames 2 года назад +5

      When you so close to death everyday. It makes you think and question life you lead

  • @madengineer683
    @madengineer683 4 года назад +58

    The current Chairperson of Edhi said After the death of Edhi shab the donation fall almost half .! Please Contribute to Edhi Foundation .

  • @sagniksarkar2894
    @sagniksarkar2894 4 года назад +987

    I am an Indian and I respect the work Edhi is doing....hats off to the workers

    • @nextonsky9676
      @nextonsky9676 4 года назад +9

      Same bro

    • @kal386
      @kal386 4 года назад +6

      Go to sleep

    • @ericsalles3393
      @ericsalles3393 4 года назад +10

      I think the government should buy them a jcb

    • @User56538
      @User56538 4 года назад +18

      What does being indian have to do with anything?

    • @ayush21399
      @ayush21399 4 года назад +11

      @SUGAR DOLLAR DADDY BBC well #1 don't compare India to Pakistan .. India is glorious .. we are great ..like super great ..
      #2 I have to go , I got more important work then time passing with morons like you , who don't have anything good to do with their life ...
      Ahh
      And yeah I forgot , you need to work on your English , your words gave me cancer .. one more time I see your comment , I am sure; I would pass-out.

  • @josepherrami3434
    @josepherrami3434 4 года назад +1625

    IS THIS THE GOOD OLD VICE BACK

    • @sujayjadhav4248
      @sujayjadhav4248 4 года назад +7

      Really

    • @krftkrft4495
      @krftkrft4495 4 года назад +11

      We hope so

    • @offchance789
      @offchance789 4 года назад +31

      This video not just good, it was powerful.

    • @liquidco2
      @liquidco2 4 года назад +1

      I doubt it...

    • @lightsoutisay
      @lightsoutisay 4 года назад +16

      found the "old vice" comment on every single vice video in existence

  • @hansscholnick347
    @hansscholnick347 4 года назад +112

    I never been a religious person but God bless these people and give them peace .😭

    • @fuzailhasan7856
      @fuzailhasan7856 3 года назад +2

      Yes God bless them, and may God guide you and me too the straight path

  • @TipuMusic
    @TipuMusic 2 года назад +30

    I literally cried over that scene where the family had to identify the body. God bless Edhi's every single employee.

  • @theangrylepper6113
    @theangrylepper6113 4 года назад +346

    I do body delivery for funeral homes here in Florida. It does get just as sad with finding old people alone in their homes after weeks. It happens a lot and is a damn shame.

    • @lburns7952
      @lburns7952 4 года назад +11

      Thank God for compassionate people like you. It's a thankless job, unfortunately it must be done. It's heartening to know you still feel sadness/emotion, as I'm sure people can become numb to feelings doing this job. Thank you Nicholas.

    • @dude-kz9yr
      @dude-kz9yr 4 года назад +3

      I live in Florida too. My grandma lives alone and my family worries about that. We make sure so call and visit her daily to make sure shes ok. But with the people whose relatives live up north, or they only live down here part of the year. They truly do pass away a lot down here with no one there to know for days/weeks. Its quite sad.

    • @lucygoosie7726
      @lucygoosie7726 4 года назад +3

      My father in law died alone in his apartment during a heatwave (he was 54 and died unexpectedly). Since he didn’t have a cell phone, everyone just assumed he wasn’t home. My husband went through his stuff before the cleaners came and he said that the smell was unimaginable.

    • @rhonin420
      @rhonin420 4 года назад

      Same here in DC. I miss my mortuary job. Honest work.

    • @nolawest5183
      @nolawest5183 4 года назад

      Nicholas Larche - It takes a Very Special Kind of Person to do this job!!! Bless your HUGE HEART!!!
      God Won't Forget What You've Done For Those People & Their Families!!!
      Thank You!!!

  • @sherpadai5452
    @sherpadai5452 4 года назад +487

    This video made me feel something unusually strange.

    • @paulj625
      @paulj625 4 года назад +45

      Humbled perhaps?

    • @lookarxd1683
      @lookarxd1683 4 года назад +27

      Paul J and horrible... because this is happening to them... May god bless these people and help them.

    • @cookieman434
      @cookieman434 4 года назад +7

      @@Abner-em6ov r/HoldUp

    • @Abner-em6ov
      @Abner-em6ov 4 года назад +3

      Predalien hold up 😏

    • @stewiegriffin6724
      @stewiegriffin6724 4 года назад +9

      Even me bro just can't get it out of my head appreciating life a lot more

  • @hanushehzadah7592
    @hanushehzadah7592 4 года назад +91

    Hats off to ' The Richest Poor Man ' Abdul Sattar Edhi .
    May Allah give him highest place in Jannah .

  • @phogue1
    @phogue1 4 года назад +19

    Can you imagine digging a grave in rocky soil, hours in the sun? The man digging the grave, Muhammed Nadeem, said that he liked his job, because he was honored to bury the Lawaris, that his job was a blessing. That humility, and the humility of the man washing the Lawari, Haq Nawaz, who took such care with a person literally forgotten by the rest of the world, truly moves me. I am a spoiled child compared to these great men. I hope others see their names, and are thankful for them.

  • @kamranhaidertunio
    @kamranhaidertunio 4 года назад +343

    Edhi deserved Noble Peace prize which he never got. But it's ok coz a person who only had two dresses and lived a humble life in a small house and often slept in edhi office would not have cared about some award at all.

    • @muhammadusama8277
      @muhammadusama8277 4 года назад +36

      No he doesnot deserve nobel its too small for a man that big

    • @Arif-zn8sp
      @Arif-zn8sp 4 года назад +5

      Noble Peace prize is shit.

    • @TheLegendSpeaker
      @TheLegendSpeaker 4 года назад +12

      The Nobel community has always been corrupt. They never even bothered giving Einstein a Nobel Prize for his work on relativity

    • @xylonbanda
      @xylonbanda 3 года назад +5

      @@TheLegendSpeaker Yes it is biased. They gave Malala an award only because the west was gawking at her.

    • @Killshot15
      @Killshot15 3 года назад +2

      No disrespect I live in the United States was actually born here and every time I wear my khamis on Friday prayers I hate it when people call it a dress lol. In the future can you please call it a khamis or religious cloth, it’s not a big deal I just remember being ashamed as a kid wearing it when people would call it a dress and stopped wearing it till I realized my beliefs were more important than peoples opinion. I know you didn’t mean any disrespect at all just wanted to share this

  • @jeyDsixx18
    @jeyDsixx18 4 года назад +237

    If the world had more selfless people such as these it would be an astoundingly better place to live

    • @alvinlin8140
      @alvinlin8140 4 года назад +5

      Comrade Stalin of course a commie would say that

    • @timothybrown8424
      @timothybrown8424 4 года назад

      @Comrade Stalin That's not always true. I went to some Scandinavian countries and Canada and I've met some outstanding people.

    • @inaCabdulqani
      @inaCabdulqani 4 года назад

      jaeD sixx66 the people at edhi foundation are people who are acting upon the true teachings of Islam. Allah (God) tells us to do good for ourselves, our communities and to be good-doers wherever we are.

  • @JonathanLichtenberg
    @JonathanLichtenberg 4 года назад +30

    I cried when the dude washing the body spoke his words.

  • @louisfromqclp1210
    @louisfromqclp1210 4 года назад +49

    I cried for that poor family, EDHI are angels amongst us.

  • @nuevoparadigma8095
    @nuevoparadigma8095 4 года назад +184

    I worked at a hospice job years ago. The first time I saw a person pass away I cried without even knowing him. The life force within him disappeared in a second like it just left the room. It made me question life, reality and the world. Definitely a paradigm shift.

    • @katitherat
      @katitherat 4 года назад +1

      My grandma died in a hospice, the employees were so comforting.

    • @nuevoparadigma8095
      @nuevoparadigma8095 4 года назад

      @sWord smith thanks brother we are here to teach and give love

    • @nuevoparadigma8095
      @nuevoparadigma8095 4 года назад

      @@katitherat Yes we do the best we can

    • @gibsongirl4443
      @gibsongirl4443 4 года назад +2

      Viajero God bless you for your work in hospice care I lost my father to brain cancer and the support my mother got from hospice was such a blessing the nurses he had were so compassionate and cried at his passing .The nurses even attended my father's funeral!my mom donated my dad's leftover medicines to those who were less fortunate again may God bless you for your work in hospice it truly takes a God chosen individual 🙏 for that type of calling

    • @MusicProducerGameDeveloper
      @MusicProducerGameDeveloper 4 года назад

      The breathe of god went back too the father they will be raised again at the last day

  • @myautuu
    @myautuu 4 года назад +147

    Dying alone must be the saddest thing in life. Great respect for their work.

    • @susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901
      @susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901 4 года назад +1

      I want to die alone, im ashamed of the person that i'am and want to be forgotten, if i could die in the middle of a vast empty field and no one knows about it i would be ok with that.

    • @ianmooresguard1721
      @ianmooresguard1721 4 года назад +3

      @@susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901 no one asked

    • @bananasiroini5357
      @bananasiroini5357 4 года назад

      @@susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901 holy shit noone fuxking asked what you feel geez embarassing

    • @abdullah_6458
      @abdullah_6458 3 года назад +2

      @@susanneskadetsinnverdilsek5901 don't think like that things will get better

    • @xylonbanda
      @xylonbanda 3 года назад +1

      @@ianmooresguard1721 rude

  • @lollybearp3497
    @lollybearp3497 4 года назад +18

    "There is a difference in dying alone and being surrounded by loved ones". true...

  • @teamorbz4463
    @teamorbz4463 4 года назад +116

    "Every soul shall taste death" -Quaran

    • @romella_karmey
      @romella_karmey 3 года назад +5

      Yah when is mine. It's sooooo long and boring 🙄😒

    • @esky883
      @esky883 3 года назад

      @@romella_karmey soon I hope

    • @romella_karmey
      @romella_karmey 3 года назад +6

      @@esky883 thank you. I wish I die at my sleep. I don't want any pain.. 💚

    • @komalali8899
      @komalali8899 3 года назад +3

      @@romella_karmey hey how are you sister hope you're fine just remember Allah loves you and Allah is with you why dont you do something big become a example and help people who need help❤someone who needs love care and affection just like you❤

    • @komalali8899
      @komalali8899 3 года назад

      @@esky883 shut up and get lost

  • @AhsanNadeem
    @AhsanNadeem 4 года назад +441

    Edhi was the greatest man of this century.❤️
    Abdul Sattar Edhi was a Pakistani philanthropist, ascetic, and humanitarian who founded the Edhi Foundation, which runs the world's largest volunteer ambulance network, along with homeless shelters, animal shelter, rehab centres, and orphanages across Pakistan.
    I just donated some amount after watching this video
    For donations and more information visit their website
    edhi.org/

    • @littleboots9800
      @littleboots9800 4 года назад +5

      Cool. I did not know that.

    • @AhsanNadeem
      @AhsanNadeem 4 года назад +29

      @- king- he was a very pious Muslim he is know for his kindness he followed the exact teaching of prophet Muhammad (P. B. U. H)

    • @mdblog7905
      @mdblog7905 4 года назад +32

      @Born Again Indian Indian Hindu came here for spreading hate..
      Go to hell

    • @AhsanNadeem
      @AhsanNadeem 4 года назад +30

      @Born Again Indian this is not Indian dear its Pakistan here everybody is treated equally no matter what his religion or what's his color this is not India.
      Christian 'hindus Muslims and other uses the same ambulances smae hospitals same shelters.

    • @RR-kp5ps
      @RR-kp5ps 4 года назад +32

      @Born Again Indian And what do you do for humanity?? Edhi took care of a Hindu Indian deaf-mute child, Geeta, when she was stranded in Pakistan for ten years. He respected her religious beliefs by providing her statues of Hindu deities despite his beliefs against idolatry. Edhi had a heart of gold. Given your username coupled with the ignorant comment, I can tell you're biased and therefore prejudice.

  • @MGJ988
    @MGJ988 4 года назад +200

    This was pure, no covers, no make up, straight up real. It made me cry. Bless them. Thank you vice

  • @TheKnitch
    @TheKnitch 4 года назад +27

    Giving the dead the dignity they may not have experienced in life.

  • @00fariz
    @00fariz 4 года назад +25

    I volunteered with this foundation for a week. I knew some family members who worked there so I was able to sit in the ambulance in the day time and helping the driver. These men are the most selfless people I have met. They get paid dollars a day and they work endlessly. I saw things I will never forget especially growing up in America where we are seriously ungrateful for our standard of living. I saw a mother turn over her dead child to bury because she cudnt afford a grave at the graveyard... I mean holy fuck.

  • @prashantpandri195
    @prashantpandri195 4 года назад +189

    The Edhi Foudnation is epitome of servitude. The washer, the grave digger, driver and each staff at Edhi is REAL HEROS.
    Not every hero wears cape some work at Edhi Foundation.

    • @viklubana2235
      @viklubana2235 4 года назад

      Likhna to seekh le lodu

    • @pacman7959
      @pacman7959 4 года назад

      I got your message dude. It was a nice one that humans normally convey

    • @SheikhAT
      @SheikhAT 3 года назад

      ❤️

  • @mikee8244
    @mikee8244 4 года назад +212

    Fair play to this man, states that he more than likely would have turned to drugs and or crime, but found himself doing this amazingly difficult work.

  • @denisgut
    @denisgut 4 года назад +32

    Dear Vice editors and workers, who have done such a great work filming this video, thank you very much!
    I think that it would be a great idea if you had also left a link for donation to Edhi Foundation, so they could increase their power to do great things!

    • @ammarahsan4935
      @ammarahsan4935 4 года назад +1

      Just google it bro.. Mr. Edhi is no more.. they need funds..

  • @foxglove1268
    @foxglove1268 4 года назад +63

    The washing of the body and the prayer - I thought I would find it morbid but it was actually peaceful. Thank you for sharing this with us.

    • @shahjeeeeeeeeeeee562
      @shahjeeeeeeeeeeee562 4 года назад +7

      This is Islam even die give respect wash and give new white cloth. To depart from to this world to eternal life either one Heaven or hell according to his beliefs and good deeds and how much he follow God commandments such as charity fasting pray How treat to family, neighbours and other human beings

  • @mupparamshyam
    @mupparamshyam 4 года назад +412

    Salute to the workers of edhi foundation 🙏🙏🙏

  • @shannonnelson3647
    @shannonnelson3647 4 года назад +260

    I'm a funeral directors assistant in Florida and this truly warmed my heart. My saddest cases are abandonment ones, and it's so nice to see people coming together to let the deceased rest in peace. Thank you for this one Vice!

    • @RazaPlaysGames
      @RazaPlaysGames 2 года назад +2

      Thank you! Edhi foundation deserves so much praise and it still won't be enough

  • @0512assasin
    @0512assasin 4 года назад +37

    ABDUL SATTAR EDHI is a gift to Pakistani people FROM ALLAH respect to the man from INDIA 🇮🇳

  • @srinivasan1048
    @srinivasan1048 4 года назад +23

    As a neighbor , i think we should focus on development rather then spending lavishly on defense, enough is enough, we are stronger together and man who washes the body, it really made me to think , we are nothing, just a spec of dust

    • @suhelsly1228
      @suhelsly1228 3 года назад +1

      Totally agree bro

    • @aliafaaqkhan2176
      @aliafaaqkhan2176 3 года назад +1

      very well said.

    • @fhvschnvc3411
      @fhvschnvc3411 3 года назад +1

      Ameen brother ❤️

    • @5maz
      @5maz 3 года назад +1

      Absolutely. The government will do what they are going to do. Let's start with ourselves.

    • @wajahatmubashir
      @wajahatmubashir 3 года назад +1

      Agreed but we have political issues and that's why this defense expenditure is essential for our existence. I hope one day we will solve these issues and live peacefully in our countries.

  • @AidenYuso
    @AidenYuso 4 года назад +229

    This made me appreciate and be grateful about my life.
    Thanks vice may them rest in peace

    • @missscreamwhore
      @missscreamwhore 4 года назад +11

      Same! It’s a good reminder of how blessed it is to have a roof over my head, Food to eat, running water,
      Family and friends who love me

  • @SingularityEngine
    @SingularityEngine 4 года назад +129

    Super powerful, a bit depressing, and very important.

  • @whatsupman2010
    @whatsupman2010 4 года назад +16

    I cried when the mother and son seen there loved ones body. Man thats so sad. 😞😞😞 Breaks my heart.

  • @marypetrauskas5416
    @marypetrauskas5416 4 года назад +72

    We all need to send them funds, there angels.

    • @senpaiyt7278
      @senpaiyt7278 4 года назад +2

      @Crim Sin in the name of otakus donate them the money

    • @senpaiyt7278
      @senpaiyt7278 4 года назад +1

      @Crim Sin r u joking u r the one who is taking anime profile picture

    • @SheikhAT
      @SheikhAT 3 года назад +4

      Pakistani people generously donate to EDHI foundation. Be it food, clothes and even money. My mother often cooks food and sends it to EDHI

  • @jonathanjones7681
    @jonathanjones7681 4 года назад +134

    As an journalists and writer may I say out fucking standing. This is amazing content. Vice this is what your know for keep this shit up. It's not often I shed tears but this video had me weeping. Probs to whoever's decided to tell this story and blessings on the people who do this work.

    • @Cee.Jay.71
      @Cee.Jay.71 4 года назад +5

      Unless English is your second language, there's no way you're a journalist!

    • @nathansugden9332
      @nathansugden9332 4 года назад +1

      @@Cee.Jay.71 Totally agreed.

    • @djsfunhouse.
      @djsfunhouse. 4 года назад +1

      i was thinking the same.no way in hell.lol.

  • @1987Megs
    @1987Megs 4 года назад +101

    The way he cares for the bodies is truly beautiful and gives the person dignity. They are doing a wonderful job.

    • @littleboots9800
      @littleboots9800 4 года назад +10

      Yeah it was beautiful. Made me think, for some of those ppl, that preparation for burial may have been the first time someone laid their hands on them with compassion for years.

    • @rareELL
      @rareELL 4 года назад

      All for the cameras
      He'll be back to his old self once they are gone

    • @onepieceislife9288
      @onepieceislife9288 4 года назад +11

      @@rareELL no no ...ghusl(washing of the dead body) is a must in order to bury a body according to Islamic rules ..if they don't do that not only they are being unfaithful to their profession but also to their religion (people take there Islam very seriously).

    • @aboivanka6104
      @aboivanka6104 4 года назад +4

      @@rareELL no i dont think so, its religiously mandatory with every dead they deal with. His last statement when saying hes gonna take extra care was from passion it doesn't mean he will treat him different.

  • @mudasirfarooq4303
    @mudasirfarooq4303 4 года назад +20

    I'm from Pakistan and I truly appreciate your efforts for praising these unsung heroes of Pakistan. May Allah bless them

  • @sarahelizabeth2772
    @sarahelizabeth2772 4 года назад +18

    WoW. This documentary was unbelievable...The truth, the grit, the empathy, the love, pretty much EVERYTHING! The people that work for EDHI Foundation have beautiful souls🖤 Puts life into perspective... Sending lots of love, hugs, good vibes, and prayers to ALL💜

  • @nilesh240788
    @nilesh240788 4 года назад +357

    I think EDHI foundation has done more for Pakistani people than there governments ever did to them.

    • @kaaosaf
      @kaaosaf 4 года назад +4

      All government is the real enemy

    • @cmlvlogs4258
      @cmlvlogs4258 4 года назад +2

      Agree

    • @rutambhagat4556
      @rutambhagat4556 4 года назад +2

      @@kaaosaf try living in the jungles without law and order

    • @nilesh240788
      @nilesh240788 4 года назад +3

      OsloT Heavenonearth well I was appreciating Einstein😂😂😂wasn’t I?????u seems to be one triggered kid👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @anonymousnation5235
      @anonymousnation5235 4 года назад

      Exactly...governments only manipulated us

  • @aligrande6395
    @aligrande6395 4 года назад +863

    Who think that edhi foundation deserve Nobel.

    • @aligrande6395
      @aligrande6395 4 года назад +17

      @Crim Sin that's not funny only because there are in "third world"

    • @AndTecks
      @AndTecks 4 года назад +23

      They dont deserve that one, they deserve their own unique award.

    • @Bringmedejuice
      @Bringmedejuice 4 года назад +15

      Only God could reply their good deeds.

    • @someskinnydude100
      @someskinnydude100 4 года назад +13

      @@AndTecks they are literally helping people out when nobody is willing to do so. Imagine yourself in a situation where you see a dead girl or boy on the street and nobody goes and picks them up. Cruel wouldn't you say? They probably didn't even get to live their lives to the fullest, all because of poverty, crime, and depression. These however, are doing a great deed in acknowledging the lost hope of the dead. They fully deserve an award

    • @pushpakmadhavi9857
      @pushpakmadhavi9857 4 года назад

      100✓

  • @detonationlurks
    @detonationlurks 4 года назад +19

    My eyes are running taps and I can’t stop them.

  • @brandyrose9997
    @brandyrose9997 Год назад +1

    This was brilliantly and compassionately made. Thank you.

  • @hmankman
    @hmankman 4 года назад +296

    Thank you vice for getting back to making good documentaries. Looks like Surosh told all his journalists to get to WORK

    • @kiDkiDkiD12
      @kiDkiDkiD12 4 года назад +2

      Go watch ViceLand they have these films there, RUclips don't cover the cost for these productions.

  • @Apocalypsae
    @Apocalypsae 4 года назад +276

    Take some time to look at how we live. We work our ass off, aren't on good terms with people and we descriminate against others. Our lives are worthless unless you give it a purpose. Stop wasting your life

    • @AfG_313
      @AfG_313 4 года назад +7

      NOTZOMBIE ya that’s the western lifestyle to make u angry helpless make you go far from your families you get kicked out at the age of 18 America and other countries now are designed to destroy you I lived in SF my whole life jus got the privilege to leave the states Alhamduillah

    • @mynamesdj5887
      @mynamesdj5887 4 года назад +2

      Well said that changed my whole thinking thank you✊🏽

    • @user-ku6xf5vs6k
      @user-ku6xf5vs6k 4 года назад +1

      Well said

    • @shaheenyah5345
      @shaheenyah5345 4 года назад +6

      As a black man from Chicago Illinois" I'm sorry for ever evil thing I did

    • @billt7283
      @billt7283 4 года назад +4

      Easier said than done. I get up and waste my days slaving for shitty money just to live another day

  • @4265kitty
    @4265kitty 4 года назад +23

    I LOVE THE FACT THAT NO MATTER THE CONDITION OF THE CORPSE, THEY STILL HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR THE BODY & DEAD. GOD BLESS THOSE PEOPLE.😍😍😍🙌🙏🙏🙌💕

  • @prisonmike9673
    @prisonmike9673 4 года назад +7

    This man has a kind heart and knows a lot about life. I guess dealing with death for decades gives you a clearer perspective of life. Much respect to this man from India.

  • @matthewream1309
    @matthewream1309 4 года назад +105

    So much respect for these workers

  • @moespaws16
    @moespaws16 4 года назад +104

    I’m so glad to see documentaries like this. It reminds me that there are still good people who care about others in the world. It’s a bittersweet ray of sunshine ☀️

  • @weezy3041
    @weezy3041 4 года назад +18

    Hopefully Karachi will one day return to its golden age like before the 2000s. Since then everything has gone down hill

    • @aa-gn6zn
      @aa-gn6zn 4 года назад +3

      Weezy Karachi wasn’t amazing in the 90s or anything either though...

    • @suhelsly1228
      @suhelsly1228 3 года назад +1

      What the heck in which world u r living Karachi was not at all rocking in the era u mentioned infact 80' and 90' s was worst for Karachi now the crime has came down and Karachi is quite better.

    • @Shahzaibusmani
      @Shahzaibusmani 3 года назад

      Omg no. Karachi's decline started in the early 70s and became the worst in late 80s and early 90s. It got better in mid 2010s

  • @basitk12
    @basitk12 4 года назад +12

    The people of pakistan are deep hearted and true. Big hearts even with less. I have never encountered this anywhere.

  • @sherazahmad5232
    @sherazahmad5232 4 года назад +271

    A private organization picks up a "Lawaris" and store him in their cooler. The government as a thank you turns off the electricity.

    • @aboivanka6104
      @aboivanka6104 4 года назад +5

      😂

    • @masoodjalal1152
      @masoodjalal1152 4 года назад +14

      Unfortunately Karachi is called lawaris city in Pakistan.
      Yeah and F**k K-electric.

    • @sherazahmad5232
      @sherazahmad5232 4 года назад +9

      @@masoodjalal1152 I'm not from Karachi so I would say Fuck WAPDA. Cheers.

    • @masoodjalal1152
      @masoodjalal1152 4 года назад +8

      @Kashif MQM is gone. But the problem is PPP. Karachi and Hyderabad don't vote for PPP so they divert most of the funds to interior Sindh.
      The representative of Karachi/Hyderabad have always been in opposition.
      When you speak about Karachi, Bilawal comes screaming about democracy. Nothing can be done while PPP holds Karachi hostage.

    • @louiewatson9389
      @louiewatson9389 4 года назад

      The electric infrastructure is not capable of meeting the demands. In poorer and under developed countries that is a regular occurrence.

  • @psk8878
    @psk8878 4 года назад +59

    Respect to EDHI Foundation Members. 👍🙏

  • @nathansugden9332
    @nathansugden9332 4 года назад +13

    Heartbreaking in a way that I don't want anybody to die alone,Tomorrow is promised to nobody.

  • @prasannchavan2346
    @prasannchavan2346 4 года назад +16

    One of the best documentaries made by VICE.

  • @lukeslayer
    @lukeslayer 4 года назад +24

    Imagine the smell when they lose power without the generators. These guys do an amazing job with the very limited resources they have. We take stuff like this for granted in the West. It's a different world out there.

  • @spoonageDC2
    @spoonageDC2 4 года назад +114

    These men are true representations of Islam. May Allah shower his blessings upon them in this life and the next.

    • @Alien_Raza
      @Alien_Raza 4 года назад +3

      This has nothing to do with islam or any other religion for that matter.

    • @spoonageDC2
      @spoonageDC2 4 года назад +7

      @@Alien_Raza thats what you think, when it is clear from their speech and actions for what they stand for. Let me guess you dont believe in religion because it is sent to brainwash masses and you know better within your own mind...

    • @barbh1
      @barbh1 4 года назад

      The grave digger said he loved his job. He said it was a blessing. He already has his reward. This is very beautiful.

    • @Alien_Raza
      @Alien_Raza 4 года назад

      @@spoonageDC2 you read my mind.

    • @miguelsanchez6370
      @miguelsanchez6370 3 года назад +1

      Allah or your magic space carpenter don’t exist. Hate to break that to ya champ.

  • @ZenPB
    @ZenPB 4 года назад +7

    This noble man washing dead bodies with so much love deserves a Nobel prize for peace and some safety gears. I don't want this amazing person to get sick himself. May he be blessed with a beautiful life today and forever. Lots of love from India.

  • @rnurcielago
    @rnurcielago 4 года назад +7

    This one is so moving and heartbreaking. Such a beautiful work of journalism and filmmaking that doesn’t fail to leave you bawling. Thank you for letting us know about the work that the EDHI Foundation is doing, we couldn’t have known otherwise.

  • @jaymendoza4616
    @jaymendoza4616 4 года назад +21

    NO NARRATION JUST REAL PEOPLE. The dialouge is amazing and the silence was eerily deafening.
    Especially at the part he prepares the corpse to be put on a stretcher. No words.
    The dialouge was meaningful as well as every single moment of silence.

  • @potterstrike
    @potterstrike 4 года назад +59

    This is what I do.
    Wouldn’t swap it for anything, we demystify death and provide a service for families to wash and prepare their own people and I assist when needed. Normal people doing remarkable things, I salute my brothers in Pakistan...

  • @positivevibezonly5611
    @positivevibezonly5611 4 года назад +31

    One of the most beautifully humbling experience I had watching this group EDHI! Love Vice news for this stuff.. And it's also the reason I stopped following politics, because there is bigger things going on in the 🌎

  • @sonuvashistha8247
    @sonuvashistha8247 4 года назад +14

    Rspect and love from India for edhi workers because they are working very hard from their pure heart and with dedication.❤️🇮🇳🇵🇰

  • @zakirmohammed7291
    @zakirmohammed7291 4 года назад +242

    Finally something interesting from VICE.

  • @rupeshchoudhary6941
    @rupeshchoudhary6941 4 года назад +139

    First time seeing a video I got such a strange feeling , i can't describe it. Vice very nice content. And Edhi Foundation appreciate u brothers.

    • @EJ-wr8bl
      @EJ-wr8bl 4 года назад +2

      That strange feeling is called compassion.

    • @TrollProductionsMC
      @TrollProductionsMC 4 года назад +8

      The strange feeling is reality hitting you and waking you up from your little problems that looked bigger to u than they were, this what was shown in the video happends all over the world but we won't be able to see it in such raw footage, appreciate life don't live without purpose, seek for the one who made you. the problems we be facing are nothing compared to the bigger picture and what the world is going through.

    • @rupeshchoudhary6941
      @rupeshchoudhary6941 4 года назад

      @@TrollProductionsMC brothers ur from which place .... Country

  • @Dookie69uk
    @Dookie69uk 4 года назад +11

    It's so warming to my heart to see people like this giving some dignity to people who otherwise would be left. These people are doing god's work and I respect them enormously. Thank you EDHI for all you do.

  • @prttylttlebnny
    @prttylttlebnny Год назад +7

    This brought me to tears. My heart is absolutely aching and feels so so heavy... But I am mostly just so indescribably, just so overwhelmingly moved. I feel deeply grateful to have had the fortune of my autoplay gifting me this extraordinary film. I had no idea that this was something that existed... And additionally; I am blown away in regards to the loving, caring, and extremely brave, hardworking souls attending to this saintly work. At first I was just going to comment that I was left speechless. Buuuuuut, I guess I have the opposite of that. LOL

  • @IlhamMaulana-mx6qn
    @IlhamMaulana-mx6qn 4 года назад +68

    „Every soul will taste death“ -Quran

    • @Justmywelogs
      @Justmywelogs 4 года назад +7

      @Crim Sin :( dont spread hatred

    • @resmur8095
      @resmur8095 4 года назад +1

      @Crim Sin what verses of the qur'an, you idiot

    • @resmur8095
      @resmur8095 4 года назад

      @@iamgeek759 huh?

  • @imanawaseem1747
    @imanawaseem1747 4 года назад +22

    That “mera bach-my child” to the grieving son got me 😭
    I cant even imagine a mother looking through photos of dead people to find her son.
    These people are going straight to heaven!

  • @pehnjitv8610
    @pehnjitv8610 2 года назад +1

    Thx Alot For Been Such Kind to These Peoples EDHI FOUNDATION

  • @sushisacha111
    @sushisacha111 4 года назад +7

    This is the Vice I love, the Vice that is at the forefront of the most unknown world issues, and the Vice that goes about sharing stories no one else would

  • @rogerjyee
    @rogerjyee 4 года назад +84

    @vice Great mini doc! This film made me mad, confused and sad. I cried during the washing/purifying in the last section. These gentlemen who work at the EDHI are so respectful and kind. Washing a dead body of an unknown person with your bare hands. Come on! He should truly get a Nobel Peace Prize. Sitting in my little studio apartment in Northern California on the internet and my power stays on 99.8% of the time wondering ,how can I help? Thank you Vice for this story.

    • @gowthambc243
      @gowthambc243 4 года назад +5

      I think there is a way to donate to them. I will search and let u know.

    • @Alee-om1cu
      @Alee-om1cu 4 года назад +3

      My thoughts exactly 🙌🏼 going to their website to donate now 🙏

    • @shirkophobe
      @shirkophobe 4 года назад +4

      www.donation.edhi.org/

  • @anna-lisagirling7424
    @anna-lisagirling7424 4 года назад +24

    What crazy creatures we are. So much love and grief for a family that IDs a father and husband; so little concern or respect for those among us who slip throught the cracks. These people of this organization are saints, for sure.

  • @TheRyanadsouza
    @TheRyanadsouza 4 года назад +4

    This is my city and yet I've never seen how the Edhi foundation does its work. An incredible video. Thank you for this.

  • @rrrrmcg408
    @rrrrmcg408 4 года назад +5

    Well done vice. These are the stories we need to hear.

  • @brendaeiler2343
    @brendaeiler2343 4 года назад +50

    How heart breaking to know of this. May God bless them all.

  • @goldenpearl1590
    @goldenpearl1590 4 года назад +30

    During 20:44, he does not say "taking care of lawris bodies is an honor" he says that if god wills it, he will be rewarded (for his actions, like he said before, it's a good deed)

  • @noushad_ranani
    @noushad_ranani 4 года назад +5

    I am a citizen of Karachi and this is all true.... It's truly heartbreaking..

  • @jupiterkid100
    @jupiterkid100 4 года назад

    I cried a lot. Thank you for this beautiful video

  • @peachfuzz8446
    @peachfuzz8446 4 года назад +114

    Vice back at it again with the content we all need

    • @peachfuzz8446
      @peachfuzz8446 4 года назад +5

      dis s this is content, it spreads awareness and shows the reality. Just because you call it a video doesn’t make it not content. stop being a winy bitch.

    • @udenisampathlankaperera8175
      @udenisampathlankaperera8175 4 года назад +1

      wonderful work ,government of pakistan do something for your people

    • @saadajmal
      @saadajmal 4 года назад +1

      Did you read my mind

    • @abhishek7217
      @abhishek7217 4 года назад

      Why do you need this content?

  • @jubairsayeed.linas.
    @jubairsayeed.linas. 4 года назад +77

    Bangladesh also have a organisation called Anjuman Mufidul Islam. Salute to all of them.

    • @lucygoosie7726
      @lucygoosie7726 4 года назад

      Do you know what they do with the bodies of women?

    • @lucygoosie7726
      @lucygoosie7726 4 года назад

      MmM I was only asking because all the bodies in the video are men and they don’t even discuss the women. I thought that women might be taken care of by relatives and not be allowed on the streets or that they don’t do proper burials for women.

  • @tylertjc7754
    @tylertjc7754 4 года назад +5

    when the brother and sister found their dad i lost it all and broke down. it must have been so hard for them to see their loving father like that, without a goodbye. i’m so blessed to still have my father alive today. may god bless everyone!❤️

  • @jamstagerable
    @jamstagerable 4 года назад +1

    *Wow Vice actually producing something worth watching!*
    This piece was touching...Well done

  • @thegodofhellfire
    @thegodofhellfire 4 года назад +84

    Finally something from vice that is interesting, moving and well produced... been a while.

  • @zohrehdaly
    @zohrehdaly 4 года назад +27

    This is an amazing act of charity. Thank you for covering the important work of these gentlemen. May God bless them and keep them.

  • @russellm3702
    @russellm3702 4 года назад +8

    The real spiritual leaders or spiritual influencers are not the ones driving BMW Bikes and acts like a thug, not the ones trying to teach tips of meditation in his workshops and not the ones running Instagram pages with hundreds of thousands of followers .... They are these men. Men like the man here! Men like Abdul Sattar Edhi!

  • @drsatyamupadhyay
    @drsatyamupadhyay 4 года назад +25

    Among the Saddest thing on the Internet.

  • @sandrabennett4499
    @sandrabennett4499 4 года назад +25

    These men work so hard to give these poor souls some dignity in death.God bless them.

  • @Iukaz
    @Iukaz 4 года назад +29

    This is one of the most powerful and well shot VICE videos i've seen in a while. Well done VICE keep up this kind of content.

  • @hamzalove889
    @hamzalove889 4 года назад +12

    It really touched me I don’t know why but I feel like this changed me for ever
    Thank you am happy the old vice is back

  • @vee602
    @vee602 4 года назад +1

    I just randomly came across this video and I’m glad I did. So eye opening and incredibly powerful, I’m beyond overwhelmed right now