The Chinese Men Seeking Pakistani Christian Wives

The Chinese Men Seeking Pakistani Christian Wives

Minahil met her Chinese husband the day she signed the marriage certificate. It was an unceremonious affair at a house in the suburbs of Lahore, Pakistan’s second-largest city. Months earlier, a Pakistani intermediary pitched the arrangement to her parents: They could marry their daughter to a Chinese man who would give her a life abroad. In return, the groom would buy them a home in Lahore and send money for living expenses.  The father of Mina…