Begum, 70, who is paralysed and unable to stand, sits in her wheelchair in the hall of the Edhi Home
Sultana Begum, 70, who is paralysed and unable to stand, sits in her wheelchair in the hall of the Edhi Home, a shelter for homeless and mentally ill women provided by Edhi foundation, in Karachi November 15, 2012. Edhi Foundation, a non-profit social welfare programme in Pakistan founded by Abdul Sitar Edhi in 1951, opened the Edhi Home to house women in distress in 1986. Picture taken November 15, 2012. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY)