SAARC inactive due to some issues between India, Pakistan: CA

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has said that the whole South Asia will be benefited from activating South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), which has remained dysfunctional due to some issues between India and Pakistan. 

The Chief Adviser was addressing a conference of the SAARC Federation of Oncologists (SFO) through a videoconference from the State Guest House Jamuna on Thursday. A delegation of SFO also met Chief Adviser Prof Yunus at the Jamuna. 

The Chief Adviser reiterated his call to the South Asian leaders to activate the SAARC to bring for the people of entire region.

During the meeting, the chief adviser paid tribute to SFO founder Prof Dr ABMF Karim and recalled his memories with him.

At that time, Prof Yunus also remembered his younger brother, also writer and television personality Muhammad Jahangir, and shared the sufferings that his entire family had gone through after his brother diagnosis with cancer. The chief adviser highlighted how Dr Karim helped him in the treatment of his brother at that time.

“We are still not getting the technical support we need for cancer treatment. The role of SAARC in providing treatment to cancer patients is very inspiring,” he added.