India's Anju to return home after getting NOC; Pakistani husband says she misses her children

Remember Anju? The 34-year-old Indian woman who travelled all the way to Pakistan to marry her Facebook friend Nasrullah. Now, after a series of twists and turns, she's preparing to return to India post clearance from the Pakistan government.

"We are waiting for the NOC (No-Objection Certificate) from the interior ministry in Islamabad for which we have already applied. The NOC process is a bit lengthy and it takes time to complete," Anju's Pakistani husband told PTI.

As soon as the documents are completed for in and out at the Wagah Border point, Anju will travel to India, he said.


She will return to Pakistan after meeting her children in India, he said.

"She will certainly come back as Pakistan is her home now," he added.

Last month, Nasrullah said Anju was "mentally disturbed and badly missing" her two children.

On July 25, Anju married her 29-year-old friend Nasrullah, whose home is in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. They became friends on Facebook in 2019. She adopted the name Fatima upon her conversion to Islam and her union with Nasrullah.

Anju was earlier married to Arvind, who is in Rajasthan. They have a 15-year-old daughter and a six-year-old son.

Inputs from PTI