Obesity major health concern in S Asia: moot

By our correspondents
November 25, 2017
LAHORE: The 15th Annual PES-SAFES Summit 2017 titled “Together for Endocrinology”, being organised by Pakistan Endocrine Society – South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (PES-SAFES), was inaugurated here Friday.
Speaking on the occasion, SAFES President Dr S Abbas Raza welcomed the foreign experts/delegates and said SAFES vision was to keep focus and support on region-specific issues to help in elevating the care standards to the level of developed world.
Dr Ali Jawa, President Pakistan Endocrine Society (PES), said that obesity had become a major health concern globally especially in South Asia. Dr AK Azad Khan from Bangladesh, Dr Noel Somasundaram from Sri Lanka, Dr Dina Sharistha from Nepal, Dr Ali Latif from Maldives were presented with conference insignias and later they presented regional overview of the diabetes mellitus.
During the plenary session, Prof Dr Javed Akram from Pakistan, Prof Dr AK Azad Khan from Bangladesh, Prof Dr Abdul Jabbar from UAE, Dr Adrian Heald from UK presented their state-of-the-art lectures on Metabesity. Dr Tariq Rehman from UK gave South Asian perspective on obesity with words of wisdom as a bariatric physician. Dr Javed Raza from UAE spoke on “An almost cure for obesity: surgeon’s perspective”. During the corporate symposium, Prof Dr Stephen L. Atkin spoke on IDegAsp – Upcoming Advancement in Diabetes Therapies.

‘India can’t suppress Kashmiris’
Our correspondent
LAHORE: Awami Muslim League leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has said that India couldn't suppress the voice of Kashmiris through its brutalities and their freedom struggle will not go unrewarded.
Speaking at a reception hosted by PTI Azad Jammu Kashmir legislator Diwan Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din, the AML president said entire Pakistani nation was siding with their Kashmiri brethren.
PTI's former president Ejaz Chaudhry alleged that the disqualified prime minister caused much damage to Pakistan. Diwan Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din said that Pakistani rulers were silent over the Indian atrocities in the valley.