ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif extended his “heartfelt wishes” for a swift and full recovery to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil after he underwent brain surgery.

“Sending my heartfelt wishes for a swift and full recovery to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as he recovers from surgery,” the prime minister wrote on his X timeline.

He said, “Our thoughts are with you and the people of Brazil during this challenging time. Get well soon.”

The medical team of the Brazilian president said in a statement that his MRI test showed intracranial hemorrhage, resulting from the accident at home in October.

He was transferred to Hospital Sírio-Libanês, São Paulo unit, where he underwent craniotomy to drain the hematoma.

“The surgery was uneventful. At the moment, the President is well, under monitoring in an ICU bed,” the statement added.

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Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that the government had finalised a mechanism to ensure the safe return of Pakistani nationals stranded in Syria, in coordination with the Lebanese government.

The prime minister, addressing the meeting of the federal cabinet he chaired, said that 250 Pakistani pilgrims were stranded in Syria where the situation was charged altogether within a few days and Pakistan took a neutral position.

Besides, another 300 Pakistani nationals, including teachers and students, living in Syria also expressed their desire to leave the country.