LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed police officials to stop harassing Sarbjit Kaur — now known as Noor — a former Sikh woman who converted to Islam and married Nasir Hussain of Sheikhupura. Justice Farooq Haider issued the order while hearing a petition filed by the couple, who alleged that police acted under pressure from a man named Riaz and members of the Sikh community in Nankana Sahib.
In her petition, Noor stated that police raided their home on November 8 and attempted to force her to dissolve her marriage, despite her conversion and marriage being entirely voluntary. The couple argued that the raid was unlawful and violated their right to live together as consenting adults.
Their counsel informed the court that Noor, an Indian citizen, had travelled to Pakistan for religious rituals and later embraced Islam of her own free will. Thousands of Sikh pilgrims had arrived in Pakistan this month for the 554th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.
The court was told that Noor had already appeared before a judicial magistrate in Sheikhupura, where she confirmed under oath that she had converted without pressure and married Hussain on November 5 in Farooqabad. She also stated that she wished to live with her husband. Court records show she adopted the name Noor after her conversion and that her dower amount of Rs10,000 had been paid.
After reports of her separation from the Sikh pilgrims’ group surfaced, police and intelligence agencies began searching for her. Her visa reportedly expired on November 13. The LHC has now ordered authorities not to take any coercive action against the couple.
