November 15, 2025
By Ahmed Saeed
LAHORE
Punjab Minister for Minorities’ Affairs and Human Rights, Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora has said that the government is attempting to trace 52-year-old Sarbjeet Kaur, who arrived in Pakistan on November 4 as part of a Sikh jatha (group) of 1,900 pilgrims attending the 556th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. Kaur reportedly went missing shortly after entering Pakistan.
Now a nikahnamah has surfaced on social media, claiming that Sarbjeet Kaur has married Nasir Hussain, a resident of Sheikhupura and has also converted to Islam. As per the nikahnamah, she has changed her name to ‘Noor’. The document says that the marriage took place on November 5, 2025, a day after her arrival via the Wagah–Attari border.
Minister Arora, who also heads the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) (the body responsible for overseeing Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations) told Voicepk that the authenticity of the nikahnamah has yet to be verified.
When asked whether he suspects the possibility of a forced conversion, the minister said it was too early to say anything, but added that if it is determined to be a case of coercion, legal action would be taken against the perpetrators.
He added that once Sarbjeet Kaur is located, authorities will present her before a court to record her statement and determine whether she acted under duress or of her own free will.
Arora added that even if she converted to Islam and married voluntarily, she would still be required to return to India as she is a citizen of another country, while any return to Pakistan in future would require compliance with legal immigration procedures.
Documents available with Voicepk show that Sarbjeet Kaur did appear before the Judicial Magistrate of Sheikhupura, Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Warraich, where she stated that she had converted to Islam and married Nasir Hussain of her own free will, without any pressure.
Meanwhile, Kaur’s lawyer, Ahmed Hassan Pasha, told Voicepk that Indian media was “misrepresenting the facts,” insisting that Kaur had made her decision independently. Asked about her current whereabouts, he said she was with her husband but claimed not to know their exact location.
Pasha said her visa had expired on November 13, but argued that a woman married to a Pakistani national is “entitled to remain in Pakistan.” He added that he had advised Kaur to cooperate with Pakistani authorities if they seek to question her or her husband.
A spokesperson for Sheikhupura police said no formal complaint had been filed regarding the incident, and that no one from Nasir Hussain’s family had approached police about his alleged disappearance.
According to Indian media reports, the 52-year-old woman is divorced and has two sons with her former husband, Karnail Singh, who has lived in England for nearly three decades. Her passport, issued in Indian-Punjab’s Muktsar district, lists her father’s name rather than her ex-husband’s.