Love beyond borders: 35-year-old Indian woman reaches Pakistan to meet her Facebook friend in Upper Dir

Tariq Butt, Correspondent

At a time when Seema Haidar from Pakistan is making news for crossing boundaries and barriers to reach India to meet her love, Indian woman Anju, 35, has also crossed the border to meet her Facebook friend.

Anju has arrived in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, to spend time with her 29-year-old Facebook friend, Nasrullah Khan.

Officials disclosed that the woman, belonging to Kailor area of Uttar Pradesh, is holding valid travel documents for visiting village Kulsho, Upper Dir district, to which Nasrullah belonged.

Born on Dec.25, 1988, Anju briefly told local journalists at Dir Khas that she loved Nasrullah. She said that first they interacted on Facebook and their friendship turned into a deep love, after which she decided to leave her country for Pakistan. She said that she had applied for a visit visa and luckily she reached her destination.

Officials said that both the man and woman had told the police that they were in love with each other and intended to marry. The woman, belonging to Christian faith, is stated to be a divorcee.

This is her first visit to Pakistan and has reached Rawalpindi from where she was taken to Dir Upper by Nasrullah on July 22.

The man is a permanent resident of this village and had done his BSc from Government College Dir. Nasrullah has four brothers named Sharifullah, Shakirullah, Rahatullah and Hameedullah. Occupation of all the four is making of the traditional shiv of Dir at their home.

According to an official document of the ministry of interior sent to the Pakistan’s High Commission in Delhi, the chancery was informed that it had been decided to grant a 30-day visa to Indian national Anju, valid for Dir Upper only.

A senior police official said the travel documents of the Indian lady have been found to be in order and she has been allowed to stay with Nasrullah, who has been instructed to look after her.

Upper Dir district police officer Mushtaq Khan said that her visa was legal and she could stay there for a month. He said that several journalists rushed to the house of Nasrullah when the news about her arrival went viral on social media but they were told she was not present there.