ISLAMABAD, Dec 2: Federal Minister for Health Mohammad Nasir Khan here on Tuesday said Islamabad had offered India for the medical treatment of 20 Indian children in Pakistan.

Speaking to journalists here at the Pakistan Muslim League House, the minister said he had announced this offer during his recent visit to India on the occasion of Saarc health conference.

Nasir Khan said: “Pakistan has given this offer in response to the medical treatment provided to a Pakistani child in India.”

He expressed the hope that due to Pakistan’s sincere efforts, the peaceful atmosphere would promote in the region.

The minister told the newsmen that during the visit, he also met the Indian Vice-president and conveyed the messages of President Gen Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali to him.

He termed his visit very successful.

During the Saarc health summit, Pakistan had suggested the formation of a Saarc Rapid Deployment Health Team. The proposed team could effectively deal with any health related problem in the region, he said. —APP