KARACHI: A beleaguered Palestinian citizen had called on Prime Minister Imran Khan to get his ailing daughter treated in Pakistan as she suffers from congenital bone deformation.
However, before a response from the federal government, Sindh has extended a helping hand. The Sindh government’s spokesperson Murtaza Wahab, responding to a message from the aunt of the ailing girl, Walaah, said the province would be happy to be of assistance.
“I have spoken to the Doctors at Jinnah Hospital. Treatment is possible; however, they will need more details about the girl,” the spokesperson said, adding, “They will be happy to do a Skype session with you or anyone who is well acquainted with the case history.”
I have spoken to the Doctors at Jinnah Hospital. Treatment is possible however they will need more details about the girl. They will be happy to do a skype session with the u or anyone who is well acquainted with the case history. #SindhGovt will be happy to be of assistance https://t.co/hAXZn80883
— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) July 3, 2021
Walaah, 15, daughter of Youssef Hassan, is a resident of the besieged Gaza Strip and is suffering from congenital bone deformation disease for the last 14 years. Waalah’s aunt had shared Hassan’s letter, where the father had appealed to PM Imran Khan to help treat Walaah so that his daughter can live a normal life.
@ImranKhanPTI
Dear Prime Minister, #ImranKhan, A Palestinian girl needs your help for the treatment of curable bone disease in #Pakistan.@ImranKhanPTI @SMQureshiPTI @ImranIsmailPTI @BBhuttoZardari @izzahaamir @haseebasgher @Aarifarif1 @suhailyusuf @AmjadiSiraj pic.twitter.com/0NEgpM7xWH— MaRy (@Mary20273) June 28, 2021
Hassan, in the letter, said his daughter could be easily treated in Pakistan’s Jinnah Hospital or any health facility that has the required equipment.
Walaah’s aunt had requested the prime minister, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari to help in the treatment of her niece.
It is pertinent to mention that the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza has been under illegal Israeli blockade for the past 14 years and due to the siege, more than two million Gazans are forced to live in the world’s largest open-air prison.
