"The Moment I Entered India...": Pak Woman To Marry Kolkata Resident
On Tuesday, Javeria Khanum from Pakistan crossed the Attari-Wagah border in Amritsar to complete her love story, waiting in Kolkata. Ms Khanum is all set to marry Kolkata resident Sameer Khan in January. Javeria and Sameer were introduced to each other five years ago when he returned to Kolkata from Germany and saw Ms Khanum’s picture on his mother’s phone. It was love at first sight for him. He told his mother that he wanted to marry her. Sameer’s mother sent the proposal to Javeria’s mother in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail, and both families agreed, but the road ahead for this love story was not easy. Javeria Khanum had to apply for a visa to travel to India. The Indian High Commission initially rejected her application twice, and then a global tragedy, the Covid pandemic in 2020, further delayed their story’s progression. Undeterred, Javeria Khanum applied again, and their love story passed its toughest test of getting a visa. Ms Khanum crossed the international border between India and Pa...