[New Delhi]No Visa For Pakistani Doctors Also.Not Even For Cancer Care Global Meet
Pak doctors delegation is unable to get visa for conference in India
A doctors delegation from Pakistan which was scheduled to attend a four-day global meet on cancer care beginning today could not do so as its members were unable to get visas,
Indian officials are not immediately available for comments.
The conference, organised by International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS) and Foundation for Head-Neck Oncology (FHNO), is being attended by doctors from around 15 foreign countries.
When asked at a press conference if there were delegates from Pakistan, the organisers said, “They were scheduled to participate but could not make it as they could not get the visas.
Organising Chairman of the conference Dr Alok Thakar said, “Some of the doctors were to present papers at the conference.”
Delegation comprised 25 doctors, while another organising committee member put the number at 8-10 delegates.
Relations between India and Pakistan have hit a low after a bitter war of words in the wake of Uri attack and subsequent surgical strike by Indian army across LoC in Jammu and Kashmir targeting terror launchpads.
IFHNOS is a global organisation established through cooperation of national and regional societies and organisations in the specialty of head and neck surgery and oncology with membership from national and regional multidisciplinary organisations, representing 65 countries.
.FHNO represents head-neck medical professionals from India and is among the largest head-neck societies which constitute the IFHNOS