A 27‑year‑old American woman, Kerinsha Madison Grace from South Carolina, has travelled to Pakistan to marry her online friend-turned-fiancé, Naeemul Hassan, in Jhang after two years of social media friendship.

 

According to reports, Kerinsha has now adopted the name Kaniz Ayesha after embracing Islam at Jamia Arabia Darul Huda in Jhang. She was inspired both by Islam and her love for Naeemul Hassan.

 

She officially married 29‑year‑old Hassan at the office of Advocate Amir Shahzad. Rana Amir and other witnesses attended the ceremony.

 

Kerinsha was previously married in the United States and has three children. She divorced her former husband before starting a relationship with Hassan.

 

This is not the first time such cross-cultural marriages have made headlines in Pakistan. In October 2024, Onijah Andrew Robinson, a 33-year-old American woman, travelled to Karachi to marry Nidal Ahmed Memon, a 19-year-old she had met online. 

 

However, Memon later backed out of the marriage, reportedly amid family pressure. Onijah stayed in Pakistan for nearly four months, during which she was placed in a shelter and later admitted to a psychiatric facility before returning to the US in February 2025.

 

In another similar case from March 2022, a French woman came to Pakpattan, Punjab, after forming a friendship with Ali Raza online. She came to Pakistan with her mother, and she embraced Islam, changed her name to Zoya, and married Ali in a simple ceremony. Later, the couple shared that they remained close, saying, "We are in love."

 

Back in 2018, an American woman named Mary Kathleen connected with Adeel Awan from Haripur through Facebook. After nearly a year of conversations, she flew to Pakistan, accepted Islam, changed her name to Maryam, and married Adeel in the presence of his family.