The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center (SKMCH) and a private television channel are organising a three-hour special transmission for the benefit of deserving cancer patients.
This special transmission will be telecast live from Dubai between September 8 and 9 and may be viewed in Pakistan and Dubai on September 8 and in the UK and the USA on September 9. Famous Indian film star Urmila Matondkar will be the chief guest at this occasion while Atiqa Odho will be the host of this programme.
Imran Khan and Dr Faisal Sultan, CEO of the hospital are also specially participating in this event. SKMCH will dedicate telephone lines in its Pakistan, Dubai, UK and USA offices where viewers can call in during the show and talk with participants and pledge their donations.
Meanwhile on September 8 SKMCH is also organising a fundraising dinner at the Park Hayat Hotel in Dubai. Urmila Matondkar will be chief guest while Imran Khan and several well wishers of the hospital will participate in this function. The Overload Band will perform on this occasion.