Correct Answer:
C. 2017
Dr. Ruth Pfau, often referred to as 'Pakistan's Mother Teresa,' was a German-Pakistani physician and nun who dedicated over 50 years of her life to fighting leprosy in Pakistan. She passed away in 2017.
- Dr. Pfau arrived in Pakistan in 1960 and founded the Marie Adelaide Leprosy Centre in Karachi, which played a pivotal role in controlling leprosy across the country.
- Her tireless efforts led to Pakistan being declared leprosy-free by the World Health Organization in 1996.
- She passed away on August 10, 2017, at the age of 87, and was honored with a state funeral in Pakistan. The other years are incorrect.