Hafsa hopes her baby gets her Pak nationality

ISLAMABAD, Aug 6 (UNI): Unsure of her fate even now, Dr Hafsa Aman, an Indian national who married a Pakistani, hopes that her new-born baby will be her passport to Pakistani citizenship.

'My son is a Pakistani.

Would it really help my case and persuade the Pakistani authorities to allow me to stay here with my son and husband?" she wonders.

Dr Hafsa gave birth to a baby boy in a private hospital on Tuesday in Mardan, the native place of her husband Aman Khan.

The two had fallen in love in Ukraine where they had gone to study medicine.

They married in Karachi on July 16, 2003 after Divya Dayanandan converted to Islam and was named Hafsa.

Her case comes up for hearing in the Peshawar High court on September 9, when the two-month extension granted to her expires.

If her application is rejected she will have to leave Pakistan within a month.

Till then she has time to savour her maternal joys and the festivities associated with the birth of a new-born in the country.

Dr Hafsa said the boy has brought happiness in their lives.

Relatives, friends and well-wishers have been flocking the family home in large numbers to offer felicitations on the birth of the baby.

"We are all overjoyed.It has been an overwhelming experience" said the doctor from the Indian state of Kerala.

Dr Hafsa had already been given a relaxation in her visa twice.

Interior Ministry has asked her to leave the country after her visa date expires but she attained a stay order from court, which was further extended for two months due to her pregnancy.