After successful heart surgery in India, Pak baby dies of dehydration in Lahore

Lahore: A Pakistani baby, who and underwent a successful heart surgery last month, died of dehydration on Monday night after returning home in Lahore.

Four-month old Rohaan Sadiq's father, Kanwal Sadiq, took to Twitter to share the news about his son's death.

My Rohaan passed away last night. He fought & conquered with major heart surgery but slipped and fell in grave due to little dehydration.

@SushmaSwaraj life is fragile, despite all efforts Rohan passed away to a better place. thank u and ppl of india for all efforts. God Bless

Kanwal had obtained the medical visa,



which he had earlier failed to procure due to ongoing India-Pakistan tensions, with the help of Indian External Affairs Minister .

Rohaan was brought to India on July 12 and was operated on July 14 by a team of doctors led by Dr Rajesh Sharma, Director of Paediatric Cardiac Surgery Department at Jaypee Hospital in Noida.

Rohaan was suffering from "D- transportation of great arteries with abnormal origin of main arteries from opposite chambers with multiple VSD and severe pulmonary hypertension", the hospital had said.

After , his family had thanked the Indian government and Swaraj for their efforts.