the news may not be best suited for this forum
i think the Admin. should consider creating a new forum for such
“choote khabar baree baat” type news
July 30, 2004 9:45 AM
Indian plane diverts to save Pakistani baby
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian airliner has made an emergency landing to save the life of a 10-day-old Pakistani baby with a heart
ailment whose condition deteriorated on board, an airline official says.
The Airbus A320 of state-run Indian Airlines was on a flight late on Wednesday from New Delhi in the north to the technology hub of
Bangalore in the south.
When the crew learned that Pakistani baby Muhammad Khan, en route to Bangalore for surgery with his mother and uncle, had started to
turn blue, the pilot diverted to Hyderabad. That was a 10-minute flight while Bangalore was still 50 minutes away.
“We care for our passengers and we run the airline with a human face. The pilot did a wonderful job,” Indian Airlines Public Relations
Director Anoop Srivastava told Reuters.
The child was rushed to hospital as soon as the plane touched down. Newspapers quoted the doctor who treated the child as saying his
condition was stable and he had been discharged.
Ties between nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have improved in the past 18 months as part of a cautious peace process, two years after
the neighbours stood on the brink of their third war over Kashmir.
In steps to improve people-to-people contact, New Delhi eased visa restrictions in 2003 for Pakistani children seeking treatment in India
and said it would finance the travel, treatment and accommodation of 20 Pakistani children.
