NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today announced that medical visas have been approved for six Pakistani nationals.
"On the advice of Indian High Commission in Pakistan, we have approved medical visa of Mrs Ayesha Arif, Muhammad Saeed, Abdul Razzaq Chaudhary, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Basharat Bhatti and Raza Ali Mangwano--all Pakistani nationals for their treatment in India. @IndiainPakistan," she tweeted.
Swaraj has adopted a sympathetic stand on granting medical visas to Pakistani nationals notwithstanding the strained ties between the two countries.