A resident of Qadian, Maqbool Ahmad who had married Tahira Zahoor, resident of Faislabad, Pakistan in 2003, said that despite completing all the required formalities, his wife had not received Indian citizenship so far.
Source/Credit: The Times of India | TNN
By Yudhvir Rana | December 30, 2013
AMRITSAR : For twenty three year old Pakistani national Tehmida Naeem, India become her second home after she married a Qadian resident Umar Abdul Qadir during Ahmadiyya Muslims's Annual Convention that concluded at Qadian on Monday. Not only Tehmida would be staying here in India, the two Indian girls have also been married to Pakistani boys and would be going across the border.
"Earlier I was only daughter of Pakistan but now I am daughter of both India and Pakistan" said Tehmida while talking to TOI. Married to one of her uncle's son, Tehmida, a Lahorite , said she was pleased that her marriage was a little contribution in ongoing Indo Pak peace process and bringing people of two nations closer.
An employee of Ahmadiyya Jamat in the Department of History, Umar said there were more than two dozen Pakistani brides in Qadian but majority of them didn't have the Indian nationality even after 15 or 20 years of marriage. "I am happy that my wife is from Pakistan but then she wouldn't be allowed to leave Qadian until she receives Indian citizenship" he said. Like other couples going to Shimla, Manali, Dalholuse , Mussorie for honeymoon, Umar said he wouldn't be able to take his wife to any of these destination and would rather had to stay in Qadian.
In charge, marriage bureau, Sadar Anjuman Ahmadiyya Basharat Ahmad Haider informed that Maliha, resident of Qadian was married to Walid Ahmad Qureshi of Rabwa in Pakistan while Sadaf, resident of Shekhupura, Uttar Pardesh , was married to Ruheb Raza Khan of Rabwa in Pakistan during the Annual Convention.
A resident of Qadian, Maqbool Ahmad who had married Tahira Zahoor, resident of Faislabad, Pakistan in 2003, said that despite completing all the required formalities, his wife had not received Indian citizenship so far.
Tahira who is pursuing the case of Pak brides said there were couple of Pak brides whose Pakistani passport as well as Pakisan's computerized national identity card were expiring. "For the renewal of passport, Pakistan High Commission demands for the valid Pakistani Identity card which is renewed only in Pakistan and these women don't want to go back so they have decided to approach National Human Rights Commission and United Nations".
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