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How India brought Uzma back from Pakistan: All you need to know

She had accused Tahir Ali of forcing her into marrying him in Pakistan on May 3

External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj, Uzma Ahmed, Jawahar Bhawan, Uzma, Pakistani man, Pakistan, Islamabad High Court, Attari-Wagah Border
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj with Uzma Ahmed at Jawahar Bhawan after she reached Delhi on Thursday. Uzma, who alleged that she was forced to marry a Pakistani man, was allowed by the Islamabad High Court to return India. Photo: PTI

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Uzma Ahmed, who was allegedly forced to marry a Pakistani man at gunpoint, returned home on Thursday after the Islamabad High Court allowed her plea and ordered police to escort her to the Wagah Border.

Uzma, accompanied by Indian mission officials, crossed the Wagah Border near Amritsar on Thursday morning.

"Pakistan is like a well of death", said Uzma Ahmed, who is in her early 20s and hails from New Delhi.

She had travelled to Pakistan earlier this month. She had accused Tahir Ali, whom she reportedly met in Malaysia and fell in love with, of forcing her into