<p>Karachi: The parents of a 23-year-old Pakistani man who <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu/body-of-pak-man-who-died-during-treatment-in-chennai-repatriated-to-karachi-3517126">died during treatment</a> at a Chennai hospital were still waiting Wednesday for the body as the airline which was scheduled to carry it landed without it.</p>.<p>It was reported on Tuesday that the body of Syed Aryan Shah has been brought to Karachi after his mother appealed to the government for help after the Pahalgam attack.</p>.<p>The airline was supposed to bring the body on Tuesday.</p>.Pregnant wife of BSF jawan detained by Pakistan heads to Ferozepur to seek updates on husband's return.<p>"They (airlines) were supposed to bring his body on Tuesday evening to Karachi. The flight arrived without the body because of some operational and logistical issues,” Saima Shah, Aryan's mother, said.</p>.<p>Aryan was suffering from heart and severe lung ailments and was on life support for respiratory failure at the MGM Healthcare hospital in Chennai. He died on April 25.</p>.<p>Aryan’s mother said that after she had appealed to the Pakistan government to help her clear the hospital bills and also arrange for transportation of the body to Karachi, the Balochistan government had come to her rescue by coordinating with the foreign ministry and arranging to transport the body from Chennai to Colombo.</p>.<p>His mother had flown with Aryan to Chennai and got him admitted there on February 12 for his urgent treatment.</p>.<p>The situation became difficult for the Pakistani family after India directed all Pakistani nationals holding visitor medical visas to leave the country by April 29 in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 people were killed. </p><p>“Since the family belongs to Quetta, the Balochistan government contacted the foreign office, and we cleared all the medical bills to get the body release. We have also made all travel arrangements to fly the body back to Karachi,” Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for the government, said.</p>.<p>Rind said the plan was to bring the body by road from Karachi to Quetta by Wednesday for burial.</p>.<p>The airlines have assured the body will be brought to Karachi as soon as possible, but have given no schedule.</p>.<p>According to media reports, Aryan Shah had been suffering from interstitial lung disease and was put on ECMO support for the last 70 days.</p>.<p>After all existing Indian visas issued to Pakistani nationals were revoked, some families from Pakistan who were in Chennai or New Delhi for the treatment of their children had to cancel their plans and return home.</p>.<p>This week, two families from Karachi returned home from New Delhi without the treatment of their sons being completed.</p>.<p>In one case, two boys aged 9 and 7 had to return home without undergoing a procedure for their heart defect since birth.</p>.<p>Chennai and New Delhi have been destinations for Pakistanis who are looking for advanced tertiary medical care at affordable costs.</p>
<p>Karachi: The parents of a 23-year-old Pakistani man who <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/tamil-nadu/body-of-pak-man-who-died-during-treatment-in-chennai-repatriated-to-karachi-3517126">died during treatment</a> at a Chennai hospital were still waiting Wednesday for the body as the airline which was scheduled to carry it landed without it.</p>.<p>It was reported on Tuesday that the body of Syed Aryan Shah has been brought to Karachi after his mother appealed to the government for help after the Pahalgam attack.</p>.<p>The airline was supposed to bring the body on Tuesday.</p>.Pregnant wife of BSF jawan detained by Pakistan heads to Ferozepur to seek updates on husband's return.<p>"They (airlines) were supposed to bring his body on Tuesday evening to Karachi. The flight arrived without the body because of some operational and logistical issues,” Saima Shah, Aryan's mother, said.</p>.<p>Aryan was suffering from heart and severe lung ailments and was on life support for respiratory failure at the MGM Healthcare hospital in Chennai. He died on April 25.</p>.<p>Aryan’s mother said that after she had appealed to the Pakistan government to help her clear the hospital bills and also arrange for transportation of the body to Karachi, the Balochistan government had come to her rescue by coordinating with the foreign ministry and arranging to transport the body from Chennai to Colombo.</p>.<p>His mother had flown with Aryan to Chennai and got him admitted there on February 12 for his urgent treatment.</p>.<p>The situation became difficult for the Pakistani family after India directed all Pakistani nationals holding visitor medical visas to leave the country by April 29 in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22 in which 26 people were killed. </p><p>“Since the family belongs to Quetta, the Balochistan government contacted the foreign office, and we cleared all the medical bills to get the body release. We have also made all travel arrangements to fly the body back to Karachi,” Shahid Rind, a spokesperson for the government, said.</p>.<p>Rind said the plan was to bring the body by road from Karachi to Quetta by Wednesday for burial.</p>.<p>The airlines have assured the body will be brought to Karachi as soon as possible, but have given no schedule.</p>.<p>According to media reports, Aryan Shah had been suffering from interstitial lung disease and was put on ECMO support for the last 70 days.</p>.<p>After all existing Indian visas issued to Pakistani nationals were revoked, some families from Pakistan who were in Chennai or New Delhi for the treatment of their children had to cancel their plans and return home.</p>.<p>This week, two families from Karachi returned home from New Delhi without the treatment of their sons being completed.</p>.<p>In one case, two boys aged 9 and 7 had to return home without undergoing a procedure for their heart defect since birth.</p>.<p>Chennai and New Delhi have been destinations for Pakistanis who are looking for advanced tertiary medical care at affordable costs.</p>