Ambulance Service

The Edhi Land Ambulance Service started with a used Hillman Pickup Truck that was converted into the very first ambulance, named the "Poor Patient Ambulance." After sixty years, Edhi's fleet of ambulances has expanded tremendously, now boasting over 1800 vehicles deployed throughout Pakistan.

From its humble beginnings, the service has grown into the largest ambulance fleet globally, catering to the medical needs of communities far and wide.

 Air Ambulance Service

The Edhi Air Ambulance Service is equipped with two planes and a helicopter, all set to provide rapid assistance during natural disasters. Their mission is to quickly airlift and transport injured or stranded individuals to nearby hospitals in times of crisis. With a focus on swift response and efficient evacuation, they play a crucial role in saving lives during emergencies.  

Their dedicated team ensures that help reaches those in need as quickly as possible, offering crucial support when it's needed most. 

Edhi Marine Ambulance Service

The Edhi Marine Ambulance Service operates 28 rescue boats to assist people affected by floods and to search for those in need along the Arabian Ocean coastline. These boats are crucial for rescuing individuals stranded in flood-affected areas and for recovering those who have drowned.

 Mobile Mortuary

Expanding Capacity for Unclaimed Coffins and Burials

In this mortuary, there was space to keep only 16 coffins, yet now 30 coffins can be kept simultaneously, as these heirless dead bodies which usually are unidentifiable who have either killed due to bigger accidents, or bomb blast, or firing.

These coffins are kept for 3-4 days in the mortuary, and then they are buried duly displaying their personal bio-date on the tin-slate at the graveyard so that it could be easier to search and find by their heirs. In the Edhi Graveyard, on average 250 to 350 unclaimed dead bodies are being buried on monthly basis. For the burial of a heirless coffin, on average Rs.6000/- expenses do occur. 
From 1986 to 2008, these unclaimed coffins were buried in the Edhi graveyard. When no space is left to bury any more dead bodies, then a plot measuring to 10 acres were again purchased in 2008 where the heirless remains are being buried there till to date.

Yearly more than 8000 unclaimed coffins are being buried, and the outlay comes to the tune of Rs.8000/- per coffin. In accordance with the record, in Edhi Mwach Goth Graveyard, 96000 unclaimed dead bodies have been buried till now. 

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