Pakistani bride-to-be seeks Sushma Swaraj's help for visitor's visa

A Pakistani bride, who is not being a granted an Indian visa thus putting her long-awaited wedding at stake, has sought help from External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Karachi-based Sadia Khan's marriage was finalised in 2012 when she and her family visited Lucknow. However, with only a month to go for the wedding day, the 25-year-old has still not been granted an Indian visa.

She took to Twitter on July 2 to tweet out her agony to



Swaraj who had helped a two-and-a-half- month-old baby from Pakistan seek a medical visa to India.

"Mam I am very Much Desperate for my Marriage pls help i Hope to hear a positive response from ur Side Es Beti ki Help kriye (Please help this daughter)," Khan tweeted on July 2.

"The High Commission rejected my application twice, but no explanation was provided. We've been trying to get a visa since the past one year," Sadia was quoted as saying .