A Filipino mother who was abused and abandoned by her Pakistani husband in Dubai is seeking to file for a divorce and to benefit from the country’s amnesty program.
Jamila, 26, said that while she was pregnant, her husband beat her repeatedly after she found out he was having an affair, Khaleej Times reported.
“I was really afraid of my husband. He even told me he knew where to hurt me that will show no bruises,” Jamila said.
Jamila and her husband got married last year and their son was born in March. However, after giving birth, the abuse only got worse. Her husband also used her pregnancy to solicit money, which he sent to his family in Pakistan. Jamila’s problems did not end there.
“My husband withheld all our legal documents and I could not apply for a passport for my baby,” she said.
After giving birth, Jamila had 120 days to register her baby, however, the grace period is now over, and she incurs a fine of 100 dirhams (US$27) for every day since it lapsed. She has also run up credit card debt in order to take care of her baby’s needs.
“Banks are going after me. I think my total debt from various banks is around 100,000 dirhams (US$27,229),” she said.
Jamila is now filing for a divorce. She hopes that an upcoming amnesty will waive her residency penalties and allow her to get a six-month visa to look for a job.
“I am determined to start life afresh with my baby,” she said
Paiiyot kna rin lng…s me mga putok p.Nputukan k tuloy.
Hahayy!! Bakit pa unada ay nagpakatanga girl dto pa malayu sa atin
ganyan nman mga babaeng kabayan dto.hindi sa nilalahat pero mga utak nila is may masabi lng na guwapo at foreigner ang asawa..ngaun ano na si foreigner pati anak mo nadadamay.
hahahaha! pakistani pa! ang daming ibang laki na d hamak hindi nature ang pagka maniac at saditic..nainmune na cguro B.O ng pakistani
Kabayan grabe naman kayong manlait kahit nman lalaki natin May ganyan din. Kahit anong lagi May ganyan
D nman po lhat ng pakistani ai masama. Aswa ko pakistani din t alhamdulila maayos nman po kmi t ng buo niang pmilya tumira din ako ng pakistan almost 2yrs pro maayos nman po ang lhat…Sana po kinilala nia muna bago xia nag pakasal iba po ang as ng muslim sa Christian.
True…maraming filipina gustong gusto mkipagrelasyon sa mga pako….itik…itlog(egyptian) bangla na mas mahirap pa sa mga filipino
Hind ka siguro ng abroad kya hind mo alam ang mga yan….maraming filipina kahit pa sa napakahigpit na lugar ng saudi maraming ganyan….malibre lng ng konting groceries…bumibigay na…30 years ako sa saudi kya kabisado ko…
Nakakapikon kasi meron talaga nakikipag away s kapwa pinay dahil s mga ibang lagi n karelasyon nila….selos ng selos si kabayan.hindi muna mag isip.
Josie Lagasca cnabi mo ako dami ko ring kilala pero bahala cla may kasabihan nga buntot mo hila mo sungay mo sunong mo yon na yon kaya lng pag time na may problema na boom lahat nadadamay pati walng alam
Tama po pg jan kana s actual n pangyayari at kasama mo p family mo lahat gagawin mo di lng magugutom pamilya mo,nadali lng kc sabihin pero pg s kanila n manyayari, ewan ko lng buti nga sya naka survived ng ilang.yrs cla kaya makaya un?