On Tuesday, 20^th January 2009, Pakistani Federal  Minister for Health, Mir Aijaz Khan Jhakrani inaugurated the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at PIMS (http://www.pims.gov.pk/index.htm) . Also present were the Italian Ambassador to Pakistan, Mr. Vincenzo Prati, Executive Director PIMS, Dr. Abdul Majeed Rajput, Managing Director Pakistan Baitul Maal (http://www.baitulmaal.org/) , Zamarrud Khan, and Italian paediatric onco-hematologist,  Dr. Lawrence Faulkner.

On Tuesday, 20^th January 2009, the Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) was inaugurated in a sober but impressive ceremony. Speaking at the occasion, Dr. Lawrence Faulkner, expressed his excitement and enthusiasm to be a part of this noble cause.

Monday morning Khalid, Sadaf, and myself met the Italian Ambassador, Dr.Vincenzo Prati, and his wife at the Italian Embassy. We had a discussion about our projects and other initiatives of Italian organizations and corporations in Pakistan.