Abrar ul Haq, Chairman, Sahara for Life Trust visited Islamabad
Chamber of Commerce & Industry and shared his plan with business community
for building a state-of-the-art cancer hospital in Narowal at an estimated cost of
Rs.1 billion. He said that business community should come forward and
cooperate with him in completion of this project as it was the biggest dream of
his life to build this hospital. He said that cancer patients were increasing in the
country, but availability of cancer hospital was insufficient due to which patients
were facing great problems. Therefore, he decided to build a cancer hospital in
Narowal to facilitate cancer patients in getting better treatment. He said that
purchase of a cancer treatment linear machine was costing USD 2.5 million and
he needed two such machines for hospital. He said that rooms and wards would
be named after people on donating a certain amount for the hospital. Speaking
about Sughra Shafi Hospital, he said that this hospital has provided treatment to
over 4 million patients so far. He said that if Allah SWT willed, he will be able to
build cancer hospital with the cooperation of nation.

Speaking at the occasion, Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad
Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that besides working for serving the
cause of business community, ICCI was taking active part in welfare activities. He
assured that ICCI in cooperation with traders and industrialists would donate
significant amount to Abrar ul Haq for cancer hospital. He also lauded the
services of Abrar ul Haq for building Sughra Shafi hospital, medical college and
now cancer hospital in Narowal. He urged people to fully cooperate with Abrar ul
Haq in this noble cause.

Mian Akram Farid, Chairman Founder Group also assured Abrar ul Haq that ICCI
would fully cooperate with him in building cancer hospital. Tahir Abbasi Senior
Vice President and Saif ur Rehman Khan Vice President ICCI also assured Abrar ul
Haq that business community would fully support him in his noble cause.
Muhammad Aslam Khokhar, Khalid Chaudhry, Mian Arif, Tahir Ayub, Sohail Sethi
and others also spoke at the occasion and assured to cooperate with Abrar ul
Haq in building of cancer hospital.