NEW DELHI: After a long wait of 13 years, a Pakistani woman was granted Indian citizenship. Deputy Commissioner Pardeep Sabharwal handed over the certificate of Indian citizenship to Tahira Hazoor, Times Of India reported quoting officials. Tahira had got married to Maqbool Ahmad, a resident of Qadian, Gurdaspur in 2003. A 33-year-old Tahira, who hails from Faisalabad in Pakistan, had applied for Indian citizenship in March 2011 after completing the mandatory seven years of stay in India. Even Punjab government had recommended her case to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs but she was neither granted Indian citizenship nor a temporary visa for Pakistan. She said that in the absence of citizenship, for last 13 years she was not allowed to move out of Qadian. Tahira said that she has two daughters and a son and all of them have Indian citizenship and are free to move to any place. Elated over getting Indian citizenship, Tahira said that she would first go to Pakistan to see her mother who has been unwell for last five years. She said that she would also apply for Indian passport soon.
