Uzma Ahmed in process to set up NGO to aid women kept as hostages in Pak

Uzma Ahmed made headlines way back in 2017 when she was rescued by the Indian High Commission from Pakistan.

Uzma had fallen in love with a Pakistan national in 2017 in Malaysia. But all her dreams were shattered when she was kept as a hostage by him in remotely situated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a month. After two years of struggle of fighting bitter memories, she has decided to come forward to help women who face a similar situation, and her painful experience in Pakistan inspired her to take this initiative.

Speaking to ANI, Uzma said: "I am planning to start a helpline number and NGO with the name 'Daughter of India.' It will help women, who have been kept hostages in Pakistan." "I want to give a message to those women who have bitter experiences. They must flush out old memories and start a new chapter of their lives."

"People were not ready to accept me when I returned from Pakistan," she added. "It took me two years to overcome the trauma and flush out bitter memories. When I came back to India, the people in my locality were not ready to accept me," she recalled.

Thanking External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, she said: "She is like my mother. She gave me a second life. She could not visit my beauty parlour but sent her best wishes." Soon a biopic will also be made on Uzma's life and her stay in Pakistan.

"I want to thank Rakesh ji for producing a film on my life. The work is in progress," she informed. 

(With inputs from agencies.)