LAHORE: The Home Ministry has extended the visa of an Indian woman, Kiran Bala, for the next six months.
Approval for the visa extension of the woman who had married a Pakistani national and had converted to Islam has been christened Amna, was granted on Monday.
The Pakistani husband of the woman has confirmed the news that his wife’s visa has been extended for six months. “I will receive the passport and several other documents on 24th April.
The Home Ministry on the orders of the Lahore High Court (LHC) had summoned the Indian woman and her Pakistani husband in Islamabad. The couple appeared before the Home Ministry on Monday where they had to wait for long owing to the unavailability of the passport.
When the authorities asked for the passport from the Indian woman before the visa extension, she said the booklet was with the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB). Her passport was needed for verification of the first visa. The ETPB shared that Amna’s passport had been given to passport immigration authorities.
However, after several attempts, the visa was finally verified. After the process, the approval for an extension in the visa for the next six months was successfully granted.
The Indian woman is overjoyed over getting the visa. While addressing the media she said: “I am hopeful of getting the Pakistani nationality too.” According to the current Pak-India laws, both the countries grant nationality after seven years.
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