The Lahore High Court has restrained police officials from harassing Sarbjit Kaur - now Noor - a former Sikh woman who, after embracing Islam, married Nasir Hussain - a resident of Sheikhupura district. Justice Farooq Haider issued the order while hearing a petition filed by Noor and her husband, whom she had married on November 5.

In her petition, Noor alleged that police authorities, acting at the behest of respondent Riaz and members of the Sikh community in Nankana Sahib, raided their home and caused harassment. She stated that during the raid on November 8, she was pressured to dissolve her marriage, despite the couple marrying with full consent.

During the hearing, the petitioners’ counsel informed the court that the Indian citizen had arrived in Pakistan for religious rituals, lat

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