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Sushma Swaraj comes to the rescue of Pak national who wanted to get father treated in India

Hamid Ali Ashraf had earlier put out a series of tweets since the start of this month while tagging Swaraj and urging her to grant him a medical visa.

Updated on: Oct 9, 2017, 23:04:48 IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By , New Delhi
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External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday came to the aid of a sick Pakistani national by giving him a medical visa for his liver transplant surgery in India.

Sushma Swaraj delivering her keynote address on ASEAN-India partnership in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI Photo)
Sushma Swaraj delivering her keynote address on ASEAN-India partnership in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI Photo)

“Yes, we are granting visa for your father’s liver transplant surgery in India,” Swaraj tweeted in reply to a Pakistani resident Hamid Ali Ashraf, whose father Mohammed Ashraf is to be treated at the Max Hospital in Saket in New Delhi.

He had earlier put out a series of tweets since the start of this month while tagging Swaraj and urging her to grant him a medical visa.

“Respected mam please help us. My father need liver transplant his condtion is very bad please issue the visa I request you mam please,” Ashraf earlier tweeted.

Swaraj has accorded her nod in the past to many Pakistani nationals seeking to get medical treatment in India.

 
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