Pakistan Extends Visa For Indian Woman Anju After Converting To Islam And Marrying FB Friend

The Pakistan authorities on Tuesday extended the visa of the Indian woman Anju, who went to meet her boyfriend in the neighbouring country, by one year.

Her Pakistan husband Nasrullah said that Anju's visa, which was earlier extended for two months, has now been extended for a year after their marriage. Her original one-month visa was set to expire on August 20, according to a report in PTI.

"The visa of my wife Anju has been extended for a year after the provision of related documents to the Interior Ministry," said Nasrullah. "All Pakistani institutions are cooperating with us," he added.

The 34-year-old Indian woman allegedly ditched her family in India and went to a remote village in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan where she tied the knot with 29-year-old friend Nasrullah after embracing Islam.

Anju, who now goes by the name of Fatima after converting to Islam, got to know about him through Facebook in 2019. Last month, a real estate company gifted the couple a plot of land in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and presented them with a cheque.

Anju, who was born in Kailor village in Uttar Pradesh and lived in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, travelled to Pakistan legally from India via the Wagah-Attari border. She was granted a 30-day visa, valid for Upper Dir only.

In India, Anju was married to Arvind, who is in Rajasthan. They have a 15-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son.

Her story is similar to Seema Ghulam Haider, a 30-year-old Pakistani mother of four who illegally entered India to live with Sachin Meena, a 22-year-old Hindu man she got in touch with while playing PUBG in 2019.