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Sushma Swaraj offers visa to Pak national for liver transplant

PTI
Published : Nov 19, 2017, 11:31 am IST
Updated : Nov 19, 2017, 1:19 pm IST

Swaraj's intervention came after the wife of the patient tweeted to the minister seeking a visa for her husband.

Swaraj has been adopting a humanitarian approach in granting visas to Pakistani nationals on medical ground. (Photo: File)
 Swaraj has been adopting a humanitarian approach in granting visas to Pakistani nationals on medical ground. (Photo: File)

New Delhi: Continuing her humanitarian gesture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday announced that a Pakistani national will be given visa for his liver transplant in India.

Swaraj's intervention came after the wife of the patient, Anwar Ul Hussan, tweeted to the minister seeking a visa for her husband.

"Please contact Indian High Commission in Pakistan. We will issue the visa immediately. I wish your husband an early recovery.@IndiainPakistan," the minister tweeted.

Swaraj has been adopting a humanitarian approach in granting visas to Pakistani nationals on medical ground notwithstanding strain in relationship between the two countries over a host of sticky issues, including cross-border terrorism.

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