Pakistan's Noor Hassan, a victim of obesity, passes away

The plan was to help him reduce 100kg in six months.

Noor Hassan, a morbidly obese man from Pakistan who had recently undergone a weight loss surgery in Lahore, passed away on Monday.

The 60-year-old, who weighed 330kg, had undergone the surgery after the army facilitated his treatment.

Doctors at Shalimar Hospital said the plan was to help the patient reduce 100kg in the first six months, and make him completely fit in two years.

Hassan's surgery had taken place on June 28 and doctors had said his "life was out of danger following the surgery, and he would remain under observation at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the next two days", the Express Tribune said.

Speaking to the Express Tribune, Hassan's nephew stated that when he visited his uncle on Sunday, he was congratulated by the doctor and was told everything was fine.

"Till 1am he was fine, even moving his hands. At 8am we were informed he had died. We couldn't even go into the room because there was police present there," he added.

Hassan's wife, Asma, confirmed the statement made by the nephew.

"He was fine until last night. We received news in the morning that he had passed away," she said.

According to a report in ARY News, the patient died due to vandalization in the hospital's intensive care unit (IC), where he was kept, by the heirs of a woman, who died during pregnancy.

"Noor Hassan was kept in the ICU owing to his serious health condition after surgery," the report said citing a doctor.
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