Pakistani woman Javeria Khanum and Kolkata man were in a long-term relationship for 5 years; she was denied visa twice

Chandigarh, December 6

Karachi resident Javeria Khanum crossed over to the Indian side from Attari in Amritsar to marry a Kolkata resident in January.

On the border, she was welcomed by her fiancé Sameer Khan and members of his family to the beats of ‘dhol’.

Khanum has been granted a 45-day visa after two previous visa rejections and the Covid pandemic stalled their plans for around five years.

The couple, in a brief interaction with reporters at Attari, said the marriage would be solemnised in January. She had tried to get a visa on two occasions, but got lucky only the third time.

Sharing how the couple got in touch, Khan said he showed interest in marrying Khanum after seeing her photo on his mother’s phone.

Earlier, the visa was rejected twice and in between there was the Covid pandemic, Khan said, adding that he was thankful to the Indian government for the visa.

In a similar incident, earlier, a Pakistani woman, Seema Haider, had crossed over to India to move in with Sachin Meena whom she befriended over an online game and eventually fell for.