‘I’ll marry her if…” Karachi man offers to marry US woman ditched by her online boyfriend

A local resident in Karachi offered to marry Onijah Andrew Robinson, an American woman who was abandoned by her online boyfriend upon arriving in the port city to marry him. However, the man, who is already married, set a condition for the marriage.

Abdul Rahim, a retired PTCL employee and professional driver, introduced himself as the suitor.

Speaking to a local news outlet, he stated that while he is already married, he would seek permission from his first wife before marrying Onijah.

"Although it is not Islamically required to seek permission from the first wife, I will still ask my spouse if I can marry Onijah," he said.

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Rahim also expressed a religious condition for the marriage, stating, "I have a demand. If Onijah is Hindu or Christian, she must convert to Islam before marrying me."

On Wednesday, a 33-year-old US woman, who came to Karachi from the United States in love with an online boyfriend reached his house.

Earlier in the day, the woman left Karachi Airport in an online cab after refusing to depart for US.

The woman reached Ali Arcade localities and sat in the parking lot of the building. The woman was asked by the apartment union to go back, but the woman was not willing to go.

Stranded at Jinnah International Airport since October 11, the woman declined to board a flight to New York.

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The disappointed woman, heartbroken over her failed love life, was escorted to the plane under police security, but she kept attempting to avoid returning to the US by making excuses.

As per sources, she was taken to the departure lounge and then to the aircraft under the supervision of police and airport security. However, she refused to board the Qatar Airways flight connecting through Doha to New York.

As the plane took off, the woman's decision to stay behind raised eyebrows among airport officials. It remains unclear what prompted her to make this choice, but it was evident that she was determined to stay in Pakistan.

The woman had arrived in Pakistan in October on a month-long visa, but she was marooned at the airport after her boyfriend refused to marry her due to pressure from his family.

The police contacted the US Consulate to arrange her return, but they have yet to receive a response.