We had a very nice judge who said Khushi had been shut up for too long

Yarlswood. was very angry but this is what they do. I couldn’t visit but the lawyer got her a bail hearing so finally I had the chance to bring her home.”

The pensioner rallied support from her neighbours who each gave her £10 towards her air fare to bring Khushi back. All apart from one. “One of them said to me, ‘I’m sorry Jo, I’m not going to give you money – I’m just going to pay your whole air fare!’

“So I got a flight to Luton, a train to Bedford and then a taxi to Yarlswood all on my own.

“Luckily, we had a very nice judge who was kind and said, ‘I think she’s been shut up for far too long – take her home.’”

Having previously had her asylum claim refused, Khushi is currently awaiting the results of a fresh claim. The only money she has is a small allowance

Ifrom Positive Action In Housing. She escaped Pakistan after her family disowned her for marrying the man she loved. She was intended for another man, whose family threatened to kill her for breaking the arrangement.

Her husband stayed in Pakistan and believes it is still too unsafe for Khushi to return. The couple haven’t seen each other for five years and have no idea if they will see each other again.

Khushi said: “In Glasgow, with Jo, my heart is happy, but I still miss him very much. It’s hard for us to talk often as he has to pretend he doesn’t know where I am for my safety.”

Jo describes her friend as “the most considerate and generous person” who “always tries to repay me with the very little she has.

“I’m forever telling her not to spend anything on me but she got me a red bag after I said I liked one she has – so now we match!”