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In this Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 photo, Maria, center, who is suffering from a disease known as Morquio Syndrome, plays with family members in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The U.S. embassy in Islamabad issued a last minute visa to Maria, an ailing 6-year-old Pakistani child, afflicted with a painful genetic disorder, and her parents who turned to the media as the date for their child’s life altering operation in the United States loomed. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

US Embassy issues last-minute visa to ailing Pakistani girl

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Pakistan's Maria, 6, center, who is suffering from MPS a rear genetics disorder, plays with her family members in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016. Maria is just six years old but most of her young life has been spent in pain caused by a rare disease that will leave her unable to walk unless she has surgery. A U.S. hospital is willing to perform the surgery free of charge but the family has twice been refused a U.S. visa by the embassy in Islamabad and a third application has been submitted but Maria's father Shahid Ullah said Thursday he was told his application would take time. But Maria's surgery is scheduled for Nov. 2. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

Desperate Pakistan family awaits US visa for 6-year-old girl

By KATHY GANNON - Associated Press