The nikkah officiated by qazis from both India and Pakistan, was held via video conferencing. Family members and relatives from both sides participated in the wedding ceremonies.
New Delhi: As cross-border love stories of Sachin-Seema Haider and Anju-Nasrullah continue to surprise people, a woman from Pakistan married a Rajasthan-based man virtually after she failed to get a visa, a report in Times Now Digital, says..
Ameena from Pakistan married Arbaaz, from Rajasthan’s Jodhpur, virtually after she failed to obtain an Indian visa for the marriage.
The ceremony was held via video conferencing and the Nikah was officiated by qazis from both India and Pakistan. Family members and relatives from both sides participated in the wedding ceremony.
The wedding was displayed on LED screens for the groom’s relatives in Jodhpur. According to reports,
Relatives of both the bride and the bridegroom’s are living in both countries. A member from Arbazzz’s family family is already married to a girl from the neighbouring country.
Not A Love Marriage
Unlike earlier cross-border unions that were love marriages, this was an arranged match. The groom said if they were to marry in Pakistan, the marriage would not be legally recognised in India.
The groom’s father Mohammad Afzal, talking to the media said, “We have relatives in Pakistan and they only got this marriage fixed. Even my elder son’s wife is from Pakistan. This is an arranged marriage. Our new daughter-in-law can now apply for a visa to India easily after showing the ‘Nikkahnama’ or the marriage certificate.”
He added, “We conducted the marriage via video conference because a Pakistani marriage is not valid in India. Now Ameena can easily come to India. We are happy with the online wedding as it is very pocket friendly and for middle-class families like ours, it reduces our burden of getting our children married. This marriage is also an example of a friendly relationship between India and Pakistan.”
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