Pakistan holds state funeral for German nun who fought leprosy

People comfort each other during the funeral of the German-born Sister Dr. Ruth Pfau, at the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) in Karachi, Pakistan August 19, 2017. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers on Saturday carried the flag-draped coffin of German-born Catholic nun Ruth Pfau to a state funeral where she was honoured after devoting her life to eradicating leprosy in the country.

Widely known as Pakistan's Mother Teresa, Pfau died last week in the southern city of Karachi at age 87. She is to be buried in her adopted homeland.