Are you in trouble in a foreign country? Then Sushma Swaraj will help you. And this is proved yet again with this couple’s marriage.
Despite frequent ceasefire violations and heavy exchange of fire with Pakistan forces on the international border and across Line of Control, Union minister for external affairs Sushma Swaraj helped a Lucknow boy, living in the bylanes of Old City, tie the knot with his Pakistani fiancee last Friday.
The ‘nikah’ of Naqi Ali Khan(27), an engineer from Agha Mir Deodhi area near City Station and Sabahat Fatima (24) from Karachi, was solemnized by senior Shia cleric and vice-president of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Kalbe Sadiq.
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According to reports, the couple has been engaged for two years but their marriage was on hold due cross-border tension which caused visa hassles for the bride.
Dear Mam @SushmaSwaraj I really need your help, I beg please help me by providing Indian visa for my wedding function. Give the response
— Sabahat Fatima (@SabahatFatima12) November 5, 2017
The couple then sought Sushma Swaraj’s help through Twitter and Sabahat finally got her visa to fly to India.
The couple got married on Friday and their reception was held on Saturday. They expressed their gratitude for the minister who made it all possible for them.
Mam thanks a lot from the bottom of my heart, I really always be thankful , you gave me the best gift of my life.
— Sabahat Fatima (@SabahatFatima12) November 20, 2017
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A report from Lucknow in July about a similar case kindled hopes and Sabahat took to social media and contacted Sushma Swaraj last year. The minister helped the couple and granted the visa to Sabahat.
“Our families are related. But were divided when the two countries underwent partition. The groom’s maternal grandmother and the bride’s paternal grandmother were sisters and lived together in Lucknow before partition,” said Naqi’s elder brother, Muzaffar.
Incidentally, on Sunday, the couple watched a Bollywood movie in which the female lead plays the role of a Pakistani and the male lead is an Indian.
“Both of us are extremely grateful to Sushma Swaraj for this great gift. We are hopeful that the Indian government will help us in getting Sabahat Indian nationality as well,” said the couple.
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