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KARACHI: An American woman, who remained in the public eye for months since traveling to Karachi last year in pursuit of a Pakistani man, finally left Pakistan by boarding a flight to New York on Friday, police said, ending her more than three-month stay in the South Asian country.
Onijah Andrew Robinson, 33, had arrived in Karachi in October last year to meet 19-year-old Nidal Ahmed Memon, who she had befriended online, but Memon later abandoned her saying his family was not agreeing to their marriage. Memon’s whereabouts remained unknown during Robinson’s stay in his country.
Robinson’s story came to light after local activist and YouTuber Zaffar Abbas publicized it on social media, with Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori intervening to extend her expired visa and arrange a flight home.
Robinson finally left Pakistan on Friday night following her discharge from a government-run medical facility in Karachi, according to Karachi South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Asad Raza.
“The American woman, Onijah Andrew Robinson, was discharged from the hospital today,” DIG Raza told Arab News. “She has left Pakistan for her home in the US“
Robinson was admitted to the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center on Feb. 1 and was discharged from there on Feb. 7, according to the hospital report. Doctors at the hospital had diagnosed the US woman as having bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), in which a person experiences periods of extreme mood changes.
The American woman, who remained in media glare and previously refused to leave Pakistan on multiple occasions, had not filed a formal complaint against Memon, according to Karachi authorities.
A spokesperson for the US consulate in Karachi said late last month the mission was aware of the situation, but could not comment due to privacy laws. Shafqat Ali Khan, a spokesperson for Pakistan’s foreign office, said it was a matter for local authorities in the Sindh province to deal with.
During her months-long stay in Pakistan, a number of Pakistani men had also come forward with marriage proposals for Robinson.
“If she wants to settle here, then I’ve bought a new house in Gulshan-e-Maymar [neighborhood]. I will accommodate her there and also give her $5,000,” Muhammad Ismail, one such contender, told reporters in Karachi last month.
“She has been betrayed and cheated. A promise has been broken, but we welcome the guest.”

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s security forces killed three militants disguised in burqas during an operation in the country’s northwest, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Friday.
The intelligence-based operation was carried out in Datta Khel, North Waziristan, a district bordering Afghanistan that was once a hub of militancy before Pakistan launched military operations to reclaim the region from armed groups.
North Waziristan, along with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has witnessed a surge in militant violence since a fragile ceasefire agreement collapsed between the government and the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in late 2022.
Pakistan brands TTP fighters as “khwarij,” a historical reference to a radical sect in early Islam known for rebelling against legitimate authority, declaring other Muslims as apostates and justifying their killing.

“On the night of February 6-7, 2025, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in Datta Khel, North Waziristan District, on reported presence of khwarij,” the ISPR said.
“During the operation, own troops effectively engaged the khwarij location, as a result of which three khwarij were sent to hell, who were trying to escape wearing women’s attire (burqa),” it added.
The ISPR said weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants, whom the military said were actively involved in multiple violent activities in the region.
It added a sanitization operation was ongoing to eliminate any remaining militants in the area, reiterating that Pakistan’s security forces remain committed to eradicating militancy from the country.