10:00-10:05am      

Tilawat

10:05-10:10am     

Welcome Speech
Professor Wasim Jafri
Associate Dean for Professional Education

10:10-10:40 pm   

The Tobacco Epidemic in Pakistan
Dr Javaid A. Khan
Professor and Section Head
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, AKU         

10:40-11:00am    

What Does Islam Says About the Use of Tobacco and Other Addictive Substances
Engineer Naveed Ahmed
Quran Academy, Karachi

11:00-11:15am  

Government's Initiative for Tobacco Control in Pakistan Ms Shaheen Masood
DG (Implt.) TCI Cell
Ministry of Health, Islamabad

11 :15-11 :30am    

Tobacco: A major cause for Head and Neck Cancer in Pakistan
Dr Shahzad Ghafar
Assistant Processor
Section of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, AKU  

11:30-11:45am 

How to Quit Tobacco Use
Dr Muhammad Irfan
Assistant Professor and Consultant Pulmonologist  
Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, AKU   

11:45am -12:00noon                     

Panel Discussion      
Drs Javaid A. Khan, Muhammad Irfan, Shahzad Ghafar;
Mr Naveed Ahmed and Ms Shaheen Masood