Gautam Gambhir Helps Pakistani child Get Indian Visa for Treatment

S Jaishankar asked the High Commissioner in Islamabad to issue appropriate visas to Omaima Ali and her parents.

A 7-year-old Pakistani national, Omaima Ali, with a congenital heart disorder has been issued a visa to undergo treatment in India after BJP MP Gautam Gambhir wrote to the Ministry of External Affairs, requesting help for the ailing girl.

In a letter to Gambhir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said he has directed the Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad to grant the necessary visa to Ali and her parents.

Gambhir told PTI that he had learnt about the girl's condition through a phone call to his office by former Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Yousuf (earlier Yusuf Youhana) recently. Following this, the MP wrote to the MEA on 1 October, seeking help for the child.

“I have asked our High Commissioner in Islamabad to issue appropriate visas to Ms Omaima Ali and her parents,” the minister wrote back to Gambhir in his letter dated 9 October.