A Karachi session court has taken up a peculiar case involving artificial intelligence (AI) deception, marriage fraud, and extortion. Ghulam Rasul Unar, a former minister from the Sindh province of Pakistan, has approached the court seeking legal action against his ex-wife, Razia Arbab. According to the court petition, Razia Arbab allegedly used advanced AI tools and digital modification techniques to alter her facial features, skin tone, and overall appearance on social media, leading the former minister to agree to an online wedding. After discovering the stark difference between her digital photos and her real face during their first in-person meeting, the former minister immediately dissolved the marriage, triggering a campaign of blackmail, death threats, and online harassment by his ex-wife.
From Social Media Friendship to Online Nikah and Haq Mehr
According to the legal submissions presented in court, the relationship between Ghulam Rasul Unar and Razia Arbab began on social media. Over time, their virtual interactions turned into regular communications, eventually evolving into a close friendship. Subsequently, Razia extended a marriage proposal to the former minister. Without conducting any verification or meeting in person, Ghulam Rasul Unar accepted the proposal, culminating in an online wedding solemnized over a video call in the presence of designated witnesses.
As part of the Islamic marital obligations, the former minister paid an amount of 1,00,000 Pakistani rupees as Haq Mehr to Razia upon fixing the marriage. Until the solemnization of the nikah, the minister had interacted with his bride exclusively through digital screens, video calls, and photographs shared over messaging applications. He remained entirely unaware that the image presented to him digitally was dramatically different from her actual physical appearance.
First Face-to-Face Encounter and the Exposure of AI Manipulation
The real conflict unfolded following the completion of the marital ceremonies, when Ghulam Rasul Unar met his bride face-to-face for the first time. Presenting the details before the Karachi session court, the former minister's legal counsel, lawyer Shahid Unar, described the moment as a profound shock for his client. Upon seeing her actual face, the minister was stunned by the immense disparity between the woman standing before him and the photographs he had been shown prior to the wedding.
Lawyer Shahid Unar informed the court that Razia Arbab had deliberately manipulated her photographs using AI editing tools before the marriage to misrepresent her appearance. The digital enhancement had smoothed out facial wrinkles, altered skin complexions, and reshaped key facial features. The photos sent via WhatsApp and social media appeared so convincing that detecting the artificial manipulation was nearly impossible. Upon realizing that he had been systematically deceived, the former minister promptly pronounced a divorce to sever all marital ties.
Post-Divorce Extortion, Fake Death Reports, and Legal Action
The immediate divorce did not bring an end to the former minister's troubles. Ghulam Rasul Unar alleged that following the breakup, Razia Arbab initiated a persistent harassment and blackmail campaign against him. She reportedly posted fabricated death news and manipulated photographs of the former minister across various social media platforms, causing severe damage to his public reputation.
Furthermore, Razia Arbab allegedly demanded a substantial sum of money from the former minister, issuing severe threats if her demands were not met. The petition states that she threatened to leak personal private videos on the internet and even issued death threats against him. In response to the ongoing extortion and reputational harm, the former Sindh minister petitioned the Karachi session court, demanding the registration of a criminal case against Razia Arbab under the provisions of the Electronic Crimes Act.
