New Delhi: India today issued a medical visa to another Pakistani national following a promise made by the Ministry of External Affairs on Independence Day.
"Amna - We have approved medical visa for your father Mr Shamim Ahmed," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted in response to a request from Amna Shamim through the Twitter handle of Karachi's Muhammad Talha.
Shamim also posted a reference letter dated October 9 from a doctor at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital who stated that the patient was being considered for a liver transplant.
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.
However, a patient from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, seeking treatment in New Delhi for liver tumour, was given a visa on July 18.
Since August 15, however, Pakistani nationals seeking medical treatment have not been denied visas.
"Amna - We have approved medical visa for your father Mr Shamim Ahmed," External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted in response to a request from Amna Shamim through the Twitter handle of Karachi's Muhammad Talha.
Shamim also posted a reference letter dated October 9 from a doctor at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital who stated that the patient was being considered for a liver transplant.
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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However, a patient from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, seeking treatment in New Delhi for liver tumour, was given a visa on July 18.
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Since August 15, however, Pakistani nationals seeking medical treatment have not been denied visas.
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