A Polish woman, who befriended a Pakistani man on social media, converted to Islam and married him after arriving in Pakistan.
The woman, identified as Mangorzana, traveled to Punjab’s Sargodha city after her friendship with Matiullah, a native of Manoor Hayat area in Bhalwal, soon turned into love.
Before marrying Matiullah in Judge Samar Hayat’s family court, the Pole converted to Islam and adopted the Islamic name Maryam.
The woman embraced Islam at Jamia Masjid Hamid Shah, where religious scholar Qazi Nigah Mustafa Chishti officiated at her conversion.
The Polish woman said she had come to Pakistan of her own free will and had accepted Islam by her own choice, without facing any pressure.
She affirmed her desire to live with her husband and said: “My marriage and my decision to embrace Islam are completely my own wishes.”
This is the second time this month that a foreign woman has married a Pakistani man after embracing Islam.
Earlier this month, an Indian Sikh woman embraced Islam and married a Pakistani national in Sheikhupura district.
Police officials said the woman, identified as Sarbjit Kaur from Jalandhar, arrived in Pakistan on Nov. 4 to attend the 10-day festival marking the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith.
They added that the Indian woman developed a friendship with Naseer Hussain of Farooqabad on social media.
Their friendship soon turned into love, leading her to convert and marry the young Pakistani man.
During her appearance before a judicial magistrate in Sheikhupura, the Indian woman confirmed her conversion and marriage, and court records show that Kaur adopted the name Noor.
