India will grand medical visas to all those people abroad, including in Pakistan, seeking treatment. The decision comes out on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announced the same on her official Twitter page. India on Wednesday issued six more medical visas to Pakistani nationals, including three children, keeping to a promise made on Independence Day.
“We will issue a visa to facilitate treatment of your eight-year-old child in India,” Sushma Swaraj replied in response to a request from Nazir Ahmed who said that his son Mohammad Ahmed was awaiting a medical visa from India for one year.
Since August 15, Pakistani nationals seeking medical treatment have not been denied visas. This month, Sushma Swaraj has announced the issuance of 19 medical visas to Pakistanis for treatment in India. Last month, India issued a medical visa to a Pakistani child seeking open heart surgery.
On Independence Day, the External Affairs Ministry had announced that India would provide medical visas to all bonafide Pakistani patients. As ties between the two countries soured over various issues, the ministry had announced in May that only a letter of recommendation by then Pakistan Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz would enable a Pakistani national to get a medical visa for India.
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