A US woman refused to leave Pakistan after her failed relationship with a Pakistani boy. The woman arrived in Karachi for love in October 2024 and has refused to leave Pakistan after a boy refused to marry her.
According to reports, the woman created the scene at the airport and did not go for immigration. Later, she did not board her flight at the departure lounge.
Identified as Onijah Andrew Robinson, created a scene at the airport, after a 19-year-old boy from Garden, Nidal Memon refused to marry her due to family pressure. She had traveled to Pakistan on October 11 after connecting with him on social media.
Her stay in Karachi extended beyond her visa’s validity leaving her stranded. Eventually, the NGO facilitated her travel by providing her with a ticket.
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At the airport, the woman continued to delay her departure. Airport police and security forces took the woman into protective custody and escorted her to the departure lounge. However, she refused to board the plane, leading to a 36-minute delay in the flight.
Due to security protocols, security forces could not force to board the plane. The woman was also treated at the airport’s emergency clinic for cold and flu symptoms ahead of her scheduled departure.
This is not the first time, a woman has travelled from outside Pakistan to marry a Pakistani boy. There have been many cases reported earlier of foreign national women traveling to Pakistan for love.
Last year, an American woman traveled to marry a Pakistani man in Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Journalist Clair Stephen traveled to Islamabad to marry a Chitrali man named Anwar Ali.
Anwar Ali is a polo player and poet. The nikkah ceremony was held in Islamabad. Dowry was set for Rs.30,000. The couple then traveled to Chitral for their wedding celebrations.
Clair met Anwar eight months ago during her visit to Pakistan. She, however, remained in touch with him after returning home. Their friendship turned into romance. Anwar’s friends and family attended the wedding celebrations. Clair said that it was the admirable qualities of Anwar that led her to marry him.