Heartbroken American woman creates fuss at Karachi Airport
JIAP officials seek US consulate’s help to resolve the issue
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A heartbroken American woman, Onia Andrew Robinson, resisted her departure to the United States, creating scenes at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport (JIAP), where authorities used every trick in the bag to prevent her from re-entering the megacity, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.
The US woman first tried to skip the immigration counter wilfully and then avoided to board the plane.
Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel after taking the lady into protective custody brought her in the departure lounge but she continued to offer resistance.
Due to her non-cooperation the flight was delayed by 27 minutes.
It is necessary to mention here that due to security Standard Operative Procedures (SOPs) no passenger can forcefully be boarded on the plane.
Onia Andrew Abson, 33 who is also a mother of two children, has fallen in love with a 19-year-old Pakistani youngster Nidal Memon through social media. Nidal is a resident of Garden area of Karachi.
She first landed in Pakistan on October 11, 2024, to meet Nidal Memon. The youngster nodded affirmatively to marry her but his family members were vehemently opposed the union.
Due to overstay in Pakistan, her visa and ticket was expired. She spent few months in Karachi and yesterday she was intercepted by Airport Security Force (ASF) personnel who handed her over to the airport police.
An NGO arranged a return ticket for her and also provided some cash for journey back to her country.
She was also admitted to emergency clinic of the airport due to severe cold and flu. Her seat was confirmed on Qatar Airways flight No 611 for New York via Doha but all was in vain.
Later, ASF officials contacted US Consul-General in Karachi and sought their help in resolving the issue.
US Consul-General will hold a meeting with the woman at Jinnah International Airport (JIAP) and a final decision will be taken after the meeting.
Later on Wednesday, a team of US Consulate reached Jinnah International Airport to hold a meeting with immigration officials deputed at Karachi Airport.
Sources said that the American woman was offloaded from a Qatar Airways flight after she started shouting in the international satellite area of the airport and she also insulted the staff of Qatar Airways.
After taking notice of this situation, the airline staff decided to offload her. She also expressed her desire not to return the USA.
Reporter: Khursheed Rehmani