Ahmedabad: Komal, a Pakistani national who came with her family to India in 2009, was handed over the certificate of Indian citizenship on Tuesday. In 2019, Komal married a youth from Gujarat and has a daughter.
Komal's family left Pakistan after facing a lot of difficulties 14 years ago. Komal's father was a businessman in Karachi. At that time there used to be frequent law and order problems and incidents of robberies on the roads. He left behind all his property in Pakistan and travelled to Amritsar for a secured future of his three daughters. "After a prolonged process, Komal finally became an Indian citizen. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi formally handed over the Indian citizenship certificate to Komal on September 12," Hitesh Gangwani, Komal's husband said.
After coming to India Komal and her sisters got admission in a local school. In 2011, the three sisters took admission in a school in Sardarnagar. Hitesh was studying in class 12 in the same school. Hitesh was told by his friends that three 'Pakistani sisters' have come to study in their school. Komal and her sisters were known as 'Pakistani sisters' in school, which Hitesh did not like because he thought it was rude to address them in this manner, Hitesh said.
Komal studied in the same class as Hitesh's sister and would often share stories of the difficulties they faced in Pakistan. When Hitesh's sister told him about Komal's situation, the latter's heart softened towards them. He even told his friends about it and they became friends.