How Pakistani Woman Seema Haider Celebrated Her First Karwa Chauth In India

Pakistani woman Seema Haider, who escaped from her country and illegally entered India to marry her Indian boyfriend Sachin Meena, celebrated her first Karwa Chauth on Wednesday.

During the celebration, Sachin tied a Mangalsutra and Seema, with heartfelt respect, sought Sachin's blessings by touching his feet, gracefully embracing Hindu traditions during their joyous celebrations.

Clad in a vibrant, red traditional outfit, Seema and her husband posed for the cameras The video capturing the couple's 'Karwa Chauth' celebration has now gone viral on social media.

Seema Haider, a married Muslim woman from Pakistan and mother of four, came across 22-year-old Sachin Meen on PUBG during the pandemic in 2020. "We became friends and our friendship turned to love and our chats became longer -- every morning and night -- before we finally decided to meet," AFP quoted the 27-year-old woman as saying.

After falling in love, she left her country and married him in Nepal. She then went back to her country, and sold her property for flight tickets and a Nepal visa from where she illegally entered India with her four children to stay with the man whom she married in May.