PESHAWAR - A 12-year-old Afghan child has been issued a Pakistani visa on medical grounds, the Foreign Office said on Friday.
Seeratullah Wardak was granted the visa on the special instruction of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
Wardak was advised by doctors to travel to Pakistan for medical treatment. The boy’s family asked Qureshi, through social media, for help.
Wardak, after the issuance of visa, thanked the foreign minister in a video message. The boy praised Pakistan’s humanitarian gesture. (Pajhwok)