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Updated 06 Aug, 2023 05:09pm

Indian man marries Pakistani woman ‘virtually’

Another cross-border marriage story was reported when a Pakistani woman, Ameena from Karachi, married an Indian man, Arbaaz, Hindustan Times reported on Sunday. She joins the list of Seema Haider and Anju.

They tied the knot virtually after the Pakistani woman failed to get an Indian visa for her marriage.

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Arbaaz is a resident of Jodhpur city of Rajasthan and his family is related to Ameena’s family here. The news outlet claimed that a member of his family was already married to a girl from the neighbouring country.

“A grandson of mine is a chartered accountant, who is married to a girl from Pakistan. Seeing their happiness, Ameena’s family asked our son’s hand in marriage, which we accepted,” Arbaaz’s father Mohammad Afzal was quoted as saying by the media.

Afzal said the ceremony was held in a simple way. Despite that it was a virtual wedding; Arbaaz arrived in Jodhpur’s Oswal Samaj Bhawan with his procession

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The groom, who is a desktop publishing operator (DTP), said that Ameena would apply for visa. “I didn’t marry in Pakistan as it would not be recognised and we would have to remarry on reaching India,” he said and added that a bride from Pakistan does not get an Indian visa to get married.

“Hence, we got married online and obtained a certificate from the cleric, which is legal,” he said.

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