HYDERABAD/LUCKNOW: Their love story is just a visa short of attaining fulfilment. Karachi-based
Sadia (25) and 28-year-old Syed from Lucknow are set to wed on August 1, but their nationalities aren't allowing them to unite. Unable to obtain an Indian visa, Sadia has now sought external affairs minister
Sushma Swaraj's intervention.
After her marriage was fixed in Lucknow, Sadia, her parents and brother applied to the
Indian High Commission
in Islamabad for a visitor's visa. "I'm suffering a lot. The High Commission rejected my application twice, but no explanation was provided. We've been trying to get a visa since the past one year," said Sadia.
Sadia feels the bitter relations between the two countries may be the reason why her family wasn't granted a visa. "Es beti ki help kariye (Please help this daughter). You are my only hope," Sadia tweeted to Swaraj, who is yet to respond.
The couple's alliance was fixed in 2012 when Sadia and her family visited Lucknow. After the marriage was finalised, both families spoke over phone, but never foresaw that the marriage would be at stake because of a visa denial. Syed has also sought Swaraj's help in overcoming the biggest hurdle in the way of their union.
Read this story in BengaliSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyde...
Read MoreSushil Rao is Editor-Special Reports, at The Times of India, Hyderabad. He began his journalism career at the age of 20 in 1988. He is a gold medalist in journalism from the Department of Communication and Journalism, Arts College, Osmania University, Hyderabad from where he did his post-graduation from. He has been with The Times of India’s Hyderabad edition since its launch in 2000. He has also done an introductory course in film studies from the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, and also from the Central University of Kerala equipping himself with the knowledge of filmmaking for film criticism. He has authored four books. In his career spanning 34 years, he has worked for five newspapers and has also done television reporting. He was also a web journalist during internet’s infancy in the mid 1990s in India. He covers defence, politics, diaspora, innovation, administration, the film industry, Hyderabad city and Telangana state, and human interest stories. He is also a podcaster, blogger, does video reporting and makes documentaries.
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