India to give visa to 33 Pakistani children of Bohra community

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New Delhi: Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during a programme organised on the culmination of Indio-Nepal Car Rally at India Gate in New Delhi, on March 8, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS)

NEW DELHI: India has approved visas for 33 Pakistani children of the Bohra community, who have been invited by their spiritual leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin to Mumbai, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Tuesday, NDTV reported.

“We have approved visas for 33 Bohra children from Pakistan who have been invited by the community’s spiritual leader Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin in Mumbai. @IndiainPakistan,” Swaraj tweeted.

 

The Bohra community is scattered across the globe and its spiritual leader is based in Mumbai.

Swaraj also tweeted that another Pakistani named Muzamil has also been granted visa for his heart surgery.