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Omer Khalil 27 Years, Tarar Groom

Omer is a sports physiotherapist and strength conditioning coach who works with two provincial cricket teams and runs a private rehab clinic in Sialkot. He studied physiotherapy at Riphah International University and then completed a postgraduate diploma in Sports Medicine in Turkey. He is built like the athletes he works with — disciplined, physically strong, and meticulous about health — but the first thing people notice about him is how relaxed he is in conversation. He is funny in a low-key, observational way, never at anyone’s expense. He is close to his family, has funded his younger brother’s university education, and still plays club-level football on Thursday evenings. He is privately religious — regular in prayer, fasts completely in Ramadan, avoids anything haram — but would describe his practice as ‘trying to be a good Muslim without policing others.’ He owns a small two-bedroom flat that he has decorated himself with surprising taste.

Iqra Shahid 31 Years, Sandhu Bride

Iqra is a paediatric surgeon in her second year of fellowship at Children’s Hospital Lahore, having completed her FCPS I and II in record time. She is one of the youngest women in her specialisation in the country. She grew up in Gujranwala in a modest household — her father drove a taxi to fund her medical education and she has never forgotten it. She prays Fajr before every shift, keeps a photograph of her father in her locker at the hospital, and donates 15% of every salary to a children’s welfare fund without announcement. In the operating theatre she is known for calmness under pressure. Outside it, she is warmer and more self-deprecating than her CV would suggest she laughs easily, gets genuinely enthusiastic about good biryani, and has strong feelings about the relative merits of different cities’ chai. She wears hijab fully and considers it non-negotiable. She is close with her two younger sisters and speaks to her parents daily.

Waqar Ahmed 36 Years, Bhatti Profile

Waqar has spent the last eleven years working in international development and humanitarian relief — first with UN-HABITAT on housing reconstruction after the 2010 floods, then with UNHCR on Afghan refugee documentation in KPK, and currently as a senior programme manager with a UK-based INGO running education access projects in southern Punjab and Sindh. He has worked in nine of Pakistan’s provinces and has a ground-level understanding of this country that most people in his income bracket simply do not have. He is one of the most well-travelled Pakistanis without ever having needed to leave the country though he has worked in Jordan and Kenya briefly. He is fluent in Urdu, Punjabi, Saraiki and working Sindhi. Despite years of exposure to the worst of human circumstance, he is not cynical, he calls it ‘maintained optimism through action.’ He lives simply, owns very little, and gives generously. He prays regularly, reads widely, and makes decisions slowly but with complete conviction.

Hassan Imran 33 Years, Cheema Groom

CSS officer currently posted in Punjab. Disciplined, intellectually curious, and looking to build a home rooted in Islamic values and intellectual growth.

Zara Imtiaz 28 Years, Lashari Bride

A software engineer at a fast-growing fintech startup in Karachi, she is ambitious, hardworking, and passionate about building innovative technology solutions. She enjoys taking on new challenges, continuously learning, and advancing in her career while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Known for her warm personality, quick wit, and positive outlook, she values meaningful conversations and a good sense of humor. Despite her professional commitments, she remains deeply rooted in strong Islamic values, prioritizing faith, family, honesty, and mutual respect in every aspect of life. She hopes to build a marriage based on trust, understanding, compassion, and shared values.