I hope Sushmaji responds to this news and give him visa.

I sincerely urge the Indian government to issue medical visa at the earliest

and financial issues can also be taken care of through crowd funding

we may be sworn enemies but we can fight on another day

this person is in direct need of medical care and should get it at the earliest .

Tweet this matter to Sushma Swaraj. She is highly responsive to such issues.

He's every right to do so, life is precious thing

Give him visa .. I would request everyone to tweet to sushmaji..

Listen to your heart!.... No power can stop a determined heart...

I request Indian government to help him.

I think his request is already been accepted.

He has been already offered free medical treatment. Only hurdle is the urgency and he has to wait for the donner for his number to come....there are others in the queue. Hockey Association is already in touch with the authorities for his visa clearance. Our prayers to Almighty !!

Pakistani World Cup-winning hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed should undergo heart transplant in Pakistan and must not insists on going to India !

Get well soon Ahmed.

WOW! So many Indian outright in support of Hockey world champion goal keeper to get treatment in India and praying for him.

IndoPak Blood Brothers 4 Life!

Full assistance should be provided to this gentleman. Wish him quick recovery.

Indian Govt should quickly issue visa. Common people across this region should get the best medical treatment. Pilgrimage, Medical treatment should be hassle free and quick.

His right should be respected.

@M. Emad It is his life and he should decide what is good for him. Rest is all up to the all mighty. We should pray he gets well soon.

He has pacemaker which means his heart is weak and can not function without support of pacemaker. He has stent which means there is blockage because of cholestrol.His situation is pecarious and he will not be able to continue in this situation for long. Something needs to be done urgently.

He has pacemaker which means his heart is weak and can not function without support of pacemaker. He has stent which means there is blockage because of cholestrol.His situation is pecarious and he will not be able to continue in this situation for long. Something needs to be done urgently.

We respect those who do their duty for the country even if he is from another country. We wholeheartedly wish him recovery.

Most welcome... With all our love.

Get Well Soon brother

You are welcome to India dear Ahmed. I'm as an Indian is praying for you. Humanity knows no border.

Get well soon.

@Imtiaz Ali Khan thanks love you brother

I have tweeted to Sushmaji as this needs attention fast. Leave the politics for some other day.

Govt of Pakistan must send him to a place like UK or Singapore that has in reality good medical facilities.

Welcome, all facility must be provided in India

@Bharti you should!

Madam Sushmaji, being Indian we request you to please help him. We are proud of you for helping all the needy people, specially the Pakistanis. Please help him.

@Kamal i don' t know who this is...never heard of him.

India will have no issue is issuing him visa but how to arrange heart transplant. He has to find a donor and it is not easy.

@Gypsy In Asia, India is the pioneer for this and way ahead of Singapore and UK combined together in number of transplants done and success ratio.

Till the time our leaders keep getting medically treated abroad...common man will continue to rot in this country.

I wish him a speedy recovery. He is one of the best player of our society of south Asia. Thanks to India for good doctors!

Even though it has to do with his heart, this is a no brainer. They should give him a visa and let him be treated where he wants to be treated.

India welcomes you, sirji!

Prayers from India, brother. Sushma ji must approve his Visa.

Welcome,champ!

I agree India is better choice

He must be helped as he wish.

@M. Emad What problem you have? He is more comfortable in India.

@Nela Nambeesan Such beautiful words just makes me teary. Thank you.

May Almighty give you all the life's blessings, good health and happiness. Really touching words, you have put humanity above everything thus your heart is pure with love. As a Pakistani I like to thank you for your thoughtful words and love for humanity. You are healer and people like you make me continue my mission of bring two hearts IndoPak together by invoking love and telling the truth of our brotherhood in these forums of IndoPak.

Sending you lots of love, prayers and goodwill from Sindhu Dharti, Pakistan.

He has already been offered a Heart as well as free treatment in Chennai thanks to the efforts of former India captain Bhaskaran, so he has nothing to worry. Now he only needs to apply for his visa and get moving.

Nice to see such outpouring of support from Indian readers! Your sentiments and well-wishes are much appreciated!!!!!

Ahmed needs to be helped by our generous nation, but the cost needs to be met by Pakistanis not Indian tax payers.We have enough of our poor who need help from the Indian state.Wish Ahmed well.

Problem is not about Visa but about spare heart.Acc to Indian protocol any organ can be donated to foreign national only if no Indian is in line.Hence Pakistan should arrange heart and Indian doctors can do the transplant.

India should, I believe, it will, help the patient.

@Ash2000 : There is a solution. He should find a donor in Pakistan too and take the donated heart to India in the proper cold storage box and get it transplanted by the Indian surgeon. He stands a better chance like this, but the traveling formalities should be complete.

I am a Pakistani but Sushma Swaraj has a heart of gold when it comes to humanitarian issues like these. Good people and good causes deserve acknowledgment and applause.

I hope world renowned Indian Heart Doctors like Dr. Trehan, Dr. Debi Shetty etc who are more well known for their compassion & philanthropy are aware of this news & hopefully come to this man rescue & giving him second chance to live.

India should keep its enemity besides n gv medical visa to all necessary patients. We should keep our dispute to the borders nt in hospitals

Indian FM Shusma Swaraj should immediately issue a visa to this hockey vizard and at the same time Pakistan should also look for a donor in Pakistan who’s heart can be arranged to be transplanted specially a brain dead person. It is a risky operation and India should not be blamed for any unfortunate happening to the patient.

Indians are true sportsmen. India will provide him treatment.

He is 100 % right. India has very good facilities today and they are operating hearts of month old kids also ! It may sound exaggeration to people elsewhere.

did he applied for visa ???

Since Visa is getting delayed why not apply else where like Singapore or Dubai or UK? What's the point in insisting on India?

You will get your visa and will recover...best wishes from an Indian

I do hope he should be issued medical visa by Indian Authority.. But then again your another "heart breaker " Hasan Ali cameo at wagah is something that we hate to the core.

Still...you are welcome here.we do have heart .

Best of luck son. You are the pride of Pakistan.

@M. Emad why not?

Great to see Indians show compassion - Pakistan should reciprocate..

However it just goes to show the state of the Pakistani health system which no one has confidence in... PMLN should take note. Pakistan doesnt need buses it needs good hospitals

I hope that India, the country of my birth, would be compassionate enough to provide medical help. Politics MUST NOT interfere with human decency. I would be ashamed if India turns Mansoor Ahmad down.

Please Indian government listen to this person and see his trust and confidence in Indian health system and doctors. Give him visa and health facilities, He is former player from Karachi.

What a shame ! While our public exchequer is used for medical treatment of our leaders and their families in London and for building monuments in their names like the metro train in Lahore, they feel no obligation to build proper hospitals with expertise to address health issues of the citizens. Metro train cannot save Mansoor Ahmed’s life

His wishes must be fulfilled at this crucial juncture in time and history.

India has much better health care system

I really wish that the Indian government grants him a medical visa.

His biological heart has both conduction and vascular issues.

A "mechanical heart" ( if I am right) is just a papering procedure which helps the patient to tide over till a transplant is done.

Good luck, with your visa, and get well soon!:)

Help the guy , anyone who can. Doctors have no nationalities, or at least shouldn't have. Saving a life is the first oath

His request should be processed on urgent basis Nationality don’t matter. Humanity comes first

Visa granted

Getting visa is easier in his case, due to the urgency of his situation. But how can India arrange for a donor with an waiting list already in place? Get well soon Sir. I hope getting or not getting a donor wont result in another controversy between both the countries.

Some very encouraging comments from our readers from India; relations between the people are real relations. Governments come and go; there is no better bond of relation ship but "Human". One day may be folks from both countries will be able to cross borders as folks in EU countries do.

IHe is in dire need of medical treatment. I will tweet Hon. Indian FM Sushma Swaraj to expedite his visa. Wish him best of health.

The sports body should send him to Germany. People should contribute.

@M. Emad with all due respect would you be insisting that heart transplant be done in Pakistan only if you your loved ones needed one? Let's keep aside the ego and save s human life.

It’s heartening to see so many Indians praying for him. Can we leave military to military, politicians to politicians and ordinary masses to ordinary masses to deal with? I’m talking about both countries.

It should be a gesture of Goodwill on both sides enough of hate-mongering

That's why we need good relationship with every Neighbors. You never know when we need them, it goes both way.

Is Pakistan FM making any backchannel contacts with Indian FM so that this process is expedited. Or is this hockey legend left on his own to obtain an Indian Visa?

Sushmaji, please help him........please tweet everyone...she will help.......

Indian stand is clear that for medical visas the request has to come from the government of Pakistan. If it does I am very very sure Sushma ji's ministry will immediately issue the visa, without a doubt.

As an Indian I pray for his speed recovery. Hope Indian govt approves his visa without second thought. Timely treatment should be provided at the earliest.

GIVE ... him a visa !

Bharat (India) should allow him to be operated in best of hospitals.

@M. Emad Dude, it's his life. Neither you, nor anyone else, can tell him what to do in this regard. If he feels it's better for him to receive treatment in India, then his request should be considered. If he'd been requesting treatment in the UK, USA, Canada, etc, then would you have said the same thing? If yes, you're dumb, and if not, you're biased against India which is honestly pathetic. In any case, may the Almighty give you a better understanding of other people's circumstances.

@Imtiaz Ali Khan love and respect your effort to bring the people of India and Pakistan close through your posts

@Gypsy :- That is only meant for Politicians not for common people.

@M. Emad that’s a dumb demand. Playing hockey was his profession. Getting treated is a personal issue. He should go where he finds best care. Think if you had a loved one in similar position, what would you do? Getting medical care is not a matter of national prestige.

His visa should not be a problem as India has always considered such requests favourably. However what about a donor ? As you are aware it is difficult to find a heart donor. Finding ones for other organs like eyes or kidneys is relatively easy. Hoping for the best.

He has earned it. India please assist!

@M. Emad It is his life!!

Dear Ahmed, Our prayers are with you this time of need and do hope you get the treatment at the earliest in India. Humanity surpasses all borders and politics. Get well soon. With love and prayers from India.

Mr. Mansoor Ahmad must write to India's external affairs minister, Ms. Sushma Swaraj for facilitating his travel to India in order to get medical help for the ailment he is experiencing. The Hon'ble minister has already helped a number of patients for humanitarian assistance.

Why can't our leaders lead by example by undergoing treatment in Pakistan

sounds like he is got a choice.

wishing him the best of his health

sounds like as if he has got a choice.

India should definitely help.

Can he go to Tahir heart Insistute Rabwah

@M. Emad u r sick want to take a precious life just for ur ego. A person shud have right to medical treatment wherever he feels good.

He should be given visa immediately and wishing him the best healthy recovery

Reach out to Sushma. Best way is to tweet to her. I will tweet to her as well. She is florence nightingale of India

If he feels India is the best bet he should go to India. I would do the same. If I feel Pakistan has better facility fo treating something I will go to Pakistan. It is his life - nobody has any business in interfering in it,

I had not realized how backward medical systems are in Pakistan

Patients are welcome. But Pakistan must act against those who want to harm India.

Welcome sir jee.

@BhaRAT. Yes sir.

Please hurry up. Help him. let us see human beings as human beings.

Everyone has a right to get treatment where he or she wants

I urge GOI to please show large hearted ness and help this sporting icon.

This show condition of Pakistan's health industry. Pakistan must invest on education and health for betterments of country.

This would be good gesture on the part of India if the request is accepted.

This shows our progress in the field of medical science. If a layman doesn't trust the medical facilities than how could we expect the same from the affluent class. Our rulers failed to serve people in almost every field. They can travel to anywhere in the world, mostly on our tax money, to get whatever medical facility they need but till this day a common man is deprived of his legal constitutional rights. I respect India that they are providing these facilities to us Pakistanis irrespective of whatever tensions we have diplomatically & at the borders.

Its the sufferers freewill to decide where his health will be best looked after. Sure he has got advise from Pakistani friends and from india.

why not try saudi arabia, turkey, malaysia.

At the end humanity should trump everything.

Welcome to India Sir & wish you a speedy recovery.

Sushma Swarajji request you to grant visa and help this great son of the sub continent.

What a shame on Pakistan sport ministry. Our legends go begging and wasted like that. Mansoor should be treated the way he is requesting. He is not asking for business visit, he and all hockey and other sport stars should be respected and treated like heroes.

He was a legend among hockey fraternities in India &entire country's prayer is with him. Do not worry Mansoor Sahib & my Pakistani blood brothers. Visa will be issued to him for sure . Please follow it up with the respective authorities urgently.

He has chosen india not because it has better facilities but because it has more donor organs available....

Please send him to India with an organ to be transplanted.

Borders are meaningless for a critical ill patient. It is matter of life and death for Mr Ahmed. He should be allowed to visit India promptly to get his Heart Transplant. I have great sympathy for him as heart patient myself who has best care in USA.

Already requested Shushma mam on twitter

“I may have broken a lot of Indian hearts on the field of play by beating India in the Indira Gandhi Cup [1989] and in other events but that was sport,” Ahmed had told AFP in a recent interview." yes it was indeed sport,i request Indian government to arrange for visa and i think he has tied up with Apollo in Chennai for this procedure.Our best wishes to you for a speedy recovery in India.

This should not be a problem.

@Imtiez Ali Khan It's and honor to get such praise from you. Thank you. I admire your commitment towards of harmony and togetherness. Please continue this mission of righteousness. Your path may be difficult, but along the way you will find more stars, who will light your path towards the oneness of humanity.

-Nela

@Zak it may not be backward but this is his personal choice and for humanity shake his wishes needs to be honoured. And wish him quick recovery .

@Gypsy, Even people from UK are visiting India for medical treatment .It is among the best in the world and at the same time cheapest too .

No politics please, he must get the treatment.

Indian government should help him get his treatment urgently.

What a shame, pakistani govt can't even write a letter of recommendation to save the liye of a national spring hero. Shame shame!

This is eye opener for India haters.....

@Akil Akhtar - Go to China

he should be given visa on humanitarian grounds....

To build a state of the art, international standard hospital in Pakistan will cost less than one F-16 fighter aircraft. I think we need to get our priorities right, considering that the budget is limited.

Get well soon Sir.

Sushmaji should consider his request immediately on humanitarian ground.

Whoever wants to come to India for medical help has to be supported leave alone the hockey star like him.

Considering he status and humanitarian front he must get treatment as per his wish.its some ones life and politics and other issues must kept away.

@ Masood - Very smart...What indepth knowledge...so easy and straight. Nice...

What is important is to treat this as a medical matter and handle the heart condition at the right hospital,irrespective of the border between the two countries

I am too confident our foreign minister would definitely issue Visa to Mr Ahmed. Get well soon.

Such are the cases that NS and his government should be held responsible for. If it was NS.himself , he would have admitted himself in London on government expense. This contrast is why Pakistanis are happy to get rid of him.

@M. Emad he has full right to seek best treatment around the world. Be it USA or UK, let alone India. Life is more precious than stupid rivalry on the pitch.

Get him a visa, and to everyone else for Medical reasons ! Please !

Please help this gentleman immediately. We are one people. It's our misfortune that we are in divided situation.

India should provide free treatment to this brother from across the border

@Bharti That's true. Her only job is to reply to twitters as she was not able to visit foreign nations as External Affairs minister. Modiji took that opportunities from her long back.

You will be well taken care of. Rest assure. We love you guys as our brothers and sisters. Welcome with open arms.

As an Indian, I am very humbled by this request. Hope both the governments respond in kind to initiate trust-building measures.

We welcome anyone with open arms in time of need...Wishing you a speedy recovery!!

Somebody just needs to tweet to Sushma and she'll ensure he'll get a visa and other support. His treatment expenses can be crowd funded.

Welcome to India

Pakistan's health facility is poor.

@M. Emad : Bhaijan it is his life, Does not he has the freedom to chose his own course of treatment?

Instead of spending too much budget for Space program, Pak government should think about actual requirements. I hope, Indian government will approve visa for medical emergency.

I wish him a very good health and will pray for his fast recovery. He is the name i used to adopt while playing hockey in my childhood.

I have also tweeted to susmaji Tweets

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@nagendrapande2 41s41 seconds ago More @SushmaSwaraj Mam Please issue medical visa to Mansoor Ahmed A pakistani world champion hokey player..

Dawn should also report that he has been offered free medical treatment in India by Pvt medical institutions.

Send him India for treatment without any further delay.

no politics please... a soul, just.. another human being is waiting to be taken care of immediately... India has the heart, and it will do its best..!!! good luck.....

Requesting India and Pakistan to complete the document process so that he could get treated at earliest. Good luck.

@ravi - The underlying tone of your comment is unwarranted. This is not politics. Remember, this is a matter of precious human life, wherever he may be from.

India is the right choice for him. We all pray for the recovery of our fellow of common origin.

The issue is not visa but the veteran Player do not want treatment in Pakistan but India. If he accepts facilities within Pakistan then there is no visa issue.

@Zak

there are many things that you have not realised or not willing to realise.

Indian Government should intervene on human grounds to assist and help for the needful. Someone should inform Mrs. Swaraj she has been helping alot of people on her twitter account.

I seriously think Ministry of External Affair should help this Hockey Legend.

@Swetha I m very much sure of our sushma Ma'am. She will definitely help him. We have very dynamic foreign affairs minister

It will be an honor for us to treat a Hockey legend. Hope the external affairs ministry acts quickly on this issue. In fact, medical emergencies should be dealt on a priority basis, whether it is for a VIP or a common man among our neighbour.

@Zak a big blow to your ego, but let him have his wish.

@Faisal Why not China?

We welcome him to India.

@Zak How much are you contributing?

Hope you get well soon! All prayers with you brother. And, I think we should behave like grown ups, and I'm glad we are, at least I see from the comments, to get him the best treatment possible. Also, it's important to resolve our differences and grow as neighbouring countries. Wouldn't that be great, to see that day in our lifetimes, that Pakistan and India are prospering together and are happy for each other? We have trade, ties, easy cross-border movement to visit religious sites or participate in (and learn from) each other's initiatives.

I'm hopeful that we can achieve this, we just need to act as grownups and sort out our issues than sweeping them under some carpet, and try to win diplomatic victories.

@Jasbeer Because India have best success rate. Even people from western countries come to India.

@Zak For your kind information, India have more success rate than German.

@Insaaf Hussain You can built hospitals but what about doctors?

if sushmaji hears of this he will definitely get an Indian visa. She is a great humanitarian and a great lady and she will come to his aid.

@Sameer india has and will always assist. India believes all human are created equal irrespective of religion cast or creed.

Let him get treatment as desired as an human plz don't involve politics

@M. Emad "Pakistani World Cup-winning hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed should undergo heart transplant in Pakistan and must not insists on going to India!" Why, my dear? Is it your body and heart? Mansoor should get treatment wherever he wishes and feels that he will get the best treatment. Enough politics and jingoism.

@Gypsy "Govt of Pakistan must send him to a place like UK or Singapore that has in reality good medical facilities" I am as patriotic a Pakistani as you, but let us be honest. Indian medical tourism include Brits and other westerners who come for cheaper but high quality specialized treatment in India. Looks like Chennai is beating Thailand and Singapore hands down in costs and care for most procedures. Source: Family experience.

@Zak...how much are you willing to contribute? Can I expect $1000 from you?

He should be issued VISA without delay and be treated till recovery in a best hospital by expert Drs. Delay may not be good for recovery. VA-Pune

@Hasan ali No need to request.Sushmaji will isssue required visa

Pakistan must grant Mr. Mansoor Ahmed his wish.

Lets put all differences aside, send him to India, if he wishes so. We are talking about a human beings life. What is more important, nationality or human life?

Willing to pay for two air tickets from Pakistan to India for the hockey star and his companion if the relevant hospital in India can setup a legitimate donation site.

Yesterday I twitted to @Sushma Swaraj for his Viza. I m a common Indian Citizen. I believe that actors and sportsperson should be given viza for such sensible matters. There should not be any further delay in this matter.

Indians are showing big heart towards our Hockey star Mansoor Ahmed. Thank you, India.

Our best wishes to him. Let this not be a political issue.

@Sunal I assure you India has no enmity with Pakistan!

@Zak "I had not realized how backward medical systems are in Pakistan" From your various comments every one understands that you have not realized how backward every systems and thinking in Pakistan. Luckily, there are some good-hearted, intelligent citizens left in Pakistan and therefore, there is still some hope.

@M. Emad Please attend some life living courses and change your mindset to humanity.

You are most welcome. I have also read that Fortis Hospital has offered his treatment free of cost. India believes in joining hands and hearts.