Summary Funeral prayer of Hassan Asif would be offered today.
SYDNEY (Dunay News/AFP) – A Pakistani student who went to Australia for higher education died on Thursday after meeting his family at a local hospital in Melbourne.
Hassan Asif, a 25-year-old who came to Australia on a student visa, has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and told he has just weeks to live.
His mother and brother wanted to be with him in his final days, but they were refused visas as they were considered at risk of overstaying.
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But the decision sparked an outcry with the Melbourne City Mission homeless refuge, which is caring for Asif, urging Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to "show some compassion".
Dutton, holding a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, said it was the "right decision" to refuse the visas based on the information that was provided. But within half an hour he had changed his mind.
Melbourne City Mission‘s Sherri Bruinhout said Asif cried when he heard the news.
However, funeral prayer of the deceased would be offered today.
