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She [[marriage|married]] Prem on [[18 August]] 1947 on the border of [[India]] and Pakistan, in a wedding officiated by the Doctor. She became the first woman to get married in Pakistan. Yaz helped perform the Hindu [[wedding]] tradition of tying the couple's [[hand]]s together with a [[rope]]. Later, the couple also performed a Muslim tradition as Prem gifted a [[watch]] to Umbreen. Though the watch face broke, Umbreen was still happy, and remarked that it would capture that moment in time. | She [[marriage|married]] Prem on [[18 August]] 1947 on the border of [[India]] and Pakistan, in a wedding officiated by the Doctor. She became the first woman to get married in Pakistan. Yaz helped perform the Hindu [[wedding]] tradition of tying the couple's [[hand]]s together with a [[rope]]. Later, the couple also performed a Muslim tradition as Prem gifted a [[watch]] to Umbreen. Though the watch face broke, Umbreen was still happy, and remarked that it would capture that moment in time. | ||
Though Umbreen knew her new brother-in-law [[Manish]] had reservations about the marriage, she still offered to feed him and welcomed him as her brother. However, he rejected her offer. When armed men arrived, Prem ordered her to flee, which she did. She and Hasna fled to Lahore, where Umbreen lived into the 1950s. | Though Umbreen knew her new brother-in-law [[Manish]] had reservations about the marriage, she still offered to feed him and welcomed him as her brother. However, he rejected her offer. When armed men arrived, Prem ordered her to flee, which she did. She and Hasna fled to Lahore, where Umbreen lived into the [[1950s]]. | ||
Umbreen married a second time. Her [[Yasmin Khan's grandfather|second husband]] was Muslim like her, as opposed to the Hindu Prem. | Umbreen married a second time. Her [[Yasmin Khan's grandfather|second husband]] was Muslim like her, as opposed to the Hindu Prem. | ||