Edhi took over the management of the jhoolas project , the first of which had been built by her husband in 1952 . These 300 cradles are available throughout Pakistan where parents can abandon unwanted children or those that can not be raised . They carry the message “ Do not kill , leave the baby to live in the cradle ” in English and Urdu . A small minority of abandoned children are disabled but over 90 % are female . This alternative is thought to have reduced the number of dead babies who are killed by their own parents given the alternative provided by the Edhi Foundation to leave the unwanted babies in the cradles . The Edhi project is also responsible for burying dead babies found by the police . The Edhi Foundation is known all around the world and is the biggest emergency service in Pakistan . Edhi and her husband have received a number of awards in recognition of their work . In July 2007 they were publicly recognised for their work by President Pervez Musharraf who made a contribution of 100,000 rupees ( from his own pocket ) and he particularly noted that their work provided social services to the poor of Pakistan without any discrimination . This contribution contrasts sharply with another offered by President Zia ul-Haq which was turned down because of the strings that were attached . It also contrasts with the 100,000 dollars that her husband gave to Pakistani workers in the USA affected by the 9/11 bombing . Despite her husband being received by Presidents and her own appearance on Pakistani television the couple lived modestly in a two-room apartment which is part of one of their orphanages
9/11 bombing
September 11 attacks
Bilquis Edhi