US woman takes to ‘FundMyTravel’ to reunite with Pakistani husband
ISLAMABAD, (MILLAT ONLINE):American citizen Regan Anderson is trying to raise $2,000 so she can travel to Karachi and meet her Pakistani husband and his family.
According to a private news channel, Regan is a creative director and owns a business in Dallas, where they organise art shows as well as assist artists with business consulting.
Last year, Regan met Ali Umer who was travelling to the United States to attend a family wedding. After spending the entire summer travelling together, they married this year in Dallas.
Now Regan is raising money to travel to Karachi to be with her husband and meet her in-laws, who could not make it to the wedding owing to financial constraints.
Ali and Regan have taken to social media to promote Regan’s “fundmytravel” campaign to raise money. So far the results have been promising.
Speaking to channel, Ali said he is surprised by the response they have received so far. “There is a perception that people don’t want to help each other but that has not been the case with us. People have been very generous,” he said.
Regan feels the same way. “When I started the page initially I was unsure if anything would come of it. About 75 per cent of my donations came from Pakistani citizens. Ali’s family and friends have been very supportive and welcoming. I think people know love when they see it and that inspires them, so they send their help and support,” she said during an exchange via Facebook, where she also goes by the name of Khadijah Fatimah Umer.
Regan also hoping to take lots of pictures of the good sides of Pakistan and to check out the Himalayas too if possible during her trip to Pakistan.
Ali, who is currently obtaining a degree in Pharmacology, has been playing his part as well. He gives tuitions to earn money and also works as an independent artist so he help as much as he can.