Former Indian cricketer and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir took to Twitter to welcome a minor girl, Omaima Ali, from Pakistan and her parents after they were granted visas to travel to India for medical purpose following Gambhir's intervention.

Apparently, Gautam Gambhir had written a letter to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar appraising him of a girl in Pakistan whose parents wanted to bring her to India for a heart surgery.

In a statement to ANI, Gautam Gambhir said, "I requested EAM and I am thankful that he has accepted the request and granted the visa. I am thankful to the PM & Home Minister too. Hopefully, she can get treated well."

He also said, "I have always maintained one thing that I have problem with Pakistan government, ISI and the terrorist outfits that are there in Pakistan, but if the 6-year-old girl can get treated in India, what better can happen."

Acting on Gambhir's letter, S Jaishankar asked the Indian High Commission in Islamabad to issue visas to the girl and her parents so that she could travel to India.

Gautam Gambhir tweeted a photo of the letter that Jaishankar wrote to him informing that the girl and her parents have been given visas in Islamabad.

Besides the photo, Gambhir also accompanied a couplet in Hindi with the photo in his tweet. The couplet read (translated version):

"When a gentle heart approached us from the other side, our heart set aside all barriers and boundaries; with her tiny feet, she also brings sweet air for us, it appears as if a daughter is visiting her home"

In his letter to Gautam Gambhir, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "I have asked our High Commissioner in Islamabad to issue appropriate visas to Omaima Ali and her parents. With regards."

This is not the first time that despite strained relations with Pakistan, India has issued visa to people in Pakistan on humanitarian grounds so that they could avail critical medical facilities in India.

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