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PANAJI, APRIL 26
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday evacuated a six-year-old girl, suffering from cancer and in need of emergency surgery, along with her father from Kuwait in a humanitarian mission amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said.
The minister has shared a photo of a man, with a girl sitting on his shoulder, standing outside an IAF plane.
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— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 26, 2020
“Today an Indian Air Force plane on a humanitarian mission to assist the State of Kuwait during COVID-19 crisis evacuated a six-year girl with her father,” Naik stated in a Facebook post.
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— PRO Defence Gujarat (@DefencePRO_Guj) April 26, 2020
“The small girl is suffering from cancer (tumour in her skull) and she needed emergency surgery,” he wrote.
Thank you Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, for encouraging and motivating the Airwarriors of IAF.
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— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) April 26, 2020
He stated: “Where else does God reside – with the Indian Air Force crew, the Govt of India with numerous functionaries making it happen, and, of course, the father carrying the small girl, let’s wish her well.
“May she recover fast and lead a long and healthy life. God bless her with her recovery”.
