Diabetes and hypertension are extremely common in this population. Often Sindhis neglect the treatment of these diseases and develop ischaemic heart disease (both sexes). Fortunately, because they can afford, many undergo Angioplasty and coronary bypass heart surgery and then agree to take drugs life time. Even the incidence of strokes due to abnormal brain circulation is more common in Sindhi population - mainly due to negligence and not taking treatment of detected or undetected hypertension. For the same reason kidney failure CRF is more common in Sindhi population. Regarding diseases of lungs, COPD is still off and on seen in so-called poor Sindhis from Ulhasnagar, who continue smoking bidis and cigarettes. The modern Sindhis have more or less given up smoking