Italian Woman Arrives in Jhelum to Marry HaiderPakistan

The couple also visited the Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Jhelum to complete the legal formalities for their marriage, according to reports. The visit to the district administration’s office was part of the formal process for registering the marriage.

Haider works as an office assistant at a property office, according to reports. The details of the couple’s meeting and their decision to marry were reported by Dunya News and Capital News Point on Saturday.

According to Capital News Point, Jasmine is originally from Italy and became friends with Haider through social media before the friendship turned into love. She decided to marry him, embraced Islam and travelled to Pakistan.

The story is the second such case reported in Pakistan this month. Earlier in November, another Italian bride travelled to Pakistan after a six-year friendship that began on Instagram, arriving at Lahore Airport where the family of her groom, Nabeel Awan, welcomed her.

In that earlier case, the wedding ceremony was held after both families gave their consent and the legal formalities were completed, and a walima reception was organised at a local hotel in Kallar Kahar. Both the bride and the groom in that case were hearing-impaired, according to reports.

Cross-border marriages that begin with online friendships have been reported in Pakistan before, with couples meeting through social media and later completing the formalities for marriage in the country.

In the Jhelum case, the couple’s visit to the Deputy Commissioner’s Office shows that the legal side of the marriage was being completed through the district administration, as is the practice for registering marriages in Pakistan.

Jasmine’s arrival in Jhelum and her decision to marry Haider after embracing Islam was reported on Saturday, with the couple completing the formalities for their marriage in the city.