Girl from US reaches Chitral to marry boy

CHITRAL: A girl from the US reached Chitral to marry a boy in the Mroi village after developing friendship through social media.

The villagers welcomed the girl from America along with her mother when they reached the village after solemnizing nikkah in Chitral city.

Khateeb of Shahi Masjid Maulana Khaleequz Zaman, who performed nikkah, said Sara Marie embraced Islam before marrying Shahad Hussain.

He said the Rs10,000 haq mahar was paid by the groom to the bride immediately after they signed marriage documents.

Hussain, 20, saud he “accidentally” met Marie, 18, online on April 25, 2022, while playing PUBG.

He said the interaction turned into a friendship and in the next few months, they decided to marry after Marie reached the legal age of 18.

The groom, who passed the intermediate examination last year and is still a student, said he was delighted to have realized his marriage dream, while the bride was equally happy.

“Marie is deeply impressed by the warm reception and hospitality accorded to her by people here,” he said.–Dawn