BJP Leader's Son Marries Pakistan Woman In Online 'Nikah' Event After Visa Delay In UP

A year after Seema Haider left her husband in Pakistan for her lover, Noida's Sachin Meena, a BJP leader's son married a Pakistani girl through an online 'nikah' in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur. Tahseen Shahid, a BJP corporator, arranged the marriage of his elder son, Mohammad Abbas Haider, with Andleep Zahra, a resident of Lahore.

Shahid gathered with 'baraatis' at an 'imambara' where the guests witnessed the ceremony on TV screens. Shia religious leader Maulana Mahfoozul Hasan Khan explained that in Islam, the woman's consent is essential for 'nikah' and she communicates it to the maulana. He said an online 'nikah' is possible when the maulanas from both sides can conduct the ceremony together.

The groom was unable to obtain a visa due to the ongoing political tensions between the two neighbouring countries. The situation became even more challenging when the bride's mother, Rana Yasmin Zaidi, fell ill and was admitted to the ICU in Pakistan. Shahid decided to conduct the wedding ceremony online.