Akram joins fight against diabetes
DIABETES FIGHT: Former Pakistan great Wasim Akram said Monday he was
setting up an organisation to spread public awareness about diabetes and
how patients should counter it.
The former left-arm paceman, himself a diabetic, announced a
seven-member committee which includes his former captain and cricket
legend, Imran Khan.
"We would raise funds through charity matches between Pakistan and
Indian film stars, and the first match of this (kind) will be played in
Dubai on April 6 this year," Wasim told AFP.
Wasim, who took a world record 502 one-day wickets and 414 Test
wickets during his career, was hit by the disease in 1997 but managed to
continue playing until 2003.
He said a study revealed Pakistan would have the world's
fourth-largest population of diabetes sufferers by 2025, and his
foundation would fight to minimise this in the coming years.
KARACHI, Monday, AFP |