President Dr Arif Alvi has written a letter to caretaker Prime Minister, members of Senate, provincial Chief Ministers, Governors and Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir to raise awareness about breast cancer.

In the letter, he also asked them to wear pink ribbon during the current month which is marked as breast cancer awareness month.

The President said role and cooperation of all stakeholders is pivotal for spreading awareness about the disease and controlling it.

He said death rate in Pakistan due to breast cancer is the highest in Asia with an average of forty thousand deaths annually.

Dr Arif Alvi said the main cause of death is late diagnosis of the disease therefore through regular self-examination, the problem can be addressed.

Source: Radio Pakistan