A Polish woman has converted to Islam and tied the knot with a Pakistani man she befriended on social media.
The woman — identified as Mangorzana — travelled to Punjab’s Sargodha city after her online friendship with Matiullah from Bhalwal’s Manoor Hayat locality soon turned into love.
Before marrying Matiullah in the family court of Judge Samar Hayat, the Polish woman converted to Islam and adopted the Islamic name Maryam.
She embraced Islam at Jamia Masjid Hamid Shah, where religious scholar Qazi Nigah Mustafa Chishti officiated the conversion.
The woman said she came to Pakistan of her own free will and accepted Islam by choice, adding that she faced no pressure from anyone.
She expressed her desire to live with her husband, saying: “My marriage and my decision to embrace Islam are completely my own wishes.”
This is the second such case reported this month in which a foreign woman has married a Pakistani man after converting to Islam.
Earlier, an Indian Sikh woman embraced Islam and married a Pakistani citizen in the Sheikhupura district.
Police officials said the woman — identified as Sarbjit Kaur of Jalandhar — arrived in Pakistan on November 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 Pakistani man.
During her appearance before a judicial magistrate in Sheikhupura, the Indian woman confirmed her conversion and marriage, with court records showing that Kaur adopted the name Noor.
