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Swaraj Helps Another Pak National, Assures Visa For Liver Transplant In India

19 Nov, 2017 11:35 IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj

Continuing her humanitarian gesture, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj 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.

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"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. (PTI)

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