Some Pakistani television channels seem to find this picture ‘cute’ and a great ‘human interest story.’ I happen to think it is disgusting! What do you think?
Please, please, please tell me you also find this more than just objectionable and restore by faith in Pakistani sanity!
The guy in the picture is 23-year old Azhar Haidri of Multan. On his right is Humaira Qasim (his 28-year old cousin that he has long been engaged to marry) and on his left is Rumana Aslam (his 21-year old other cousin who he says is his ‘true love’). He married both of them within 24-hours on October 19 and 20 in what was supposed to be his ‘dillema’ of who he should marry!
The whole thing has been a TV spectacle this last week. But what is really a spectacle to me is TV news anchors and hosts smiling and smirking as they “report” on this story – complete with “news footage” of the two weddings and interviews with the groom – as if this was one big joke!
As far as I am concerned, ruining two lives in this way is no joke. It is disgusting. And the smirks on these news anchors’ faces makes it even more disgusting.
And just when you thought it could not be any more disgusting than it is, there was the groom on my screen today being interviewed and saying that since he is the only brother of 9 sisters, he would appeal to people to please support him financially so that he can marry off his sisters now!
Yes, that is what he said. You know what else he said, he also said that since he comes from a place near the Prime Minister’s city he hopes that the Prime Minister will provide him with resources and support for his “honeymoon.”
And all of this is a “cute” “human interest story” to our news media!
I understand that every society has its share of freaks and publicity hungry psychopaths. But the real freaks here are the TV news anchors who are not only encouraging this psychopath but actually condoning and tactically supporting his behavior.
well, the story was indeed full of juice for media and our society, but I really do not feel that this is ‘disgusting’, thus not agree with this blog. There are no obvious religious and cultural arguments against his act at least in Pakistani society in specific and Islamic society in general.
Also, would have been nice if you could elaborate this line: “As far as I am concerned, ruining two lives in this way is no joke”…how can you know beforehand that the lives are ruined? May be they live happily ever after… who knows…!!!
Not sure who is more disgusting here – the TV anchors or this guy or the parents of these two girls who knowingly let this happen.
What sort of “choice’ do you think these poor girls really had. For God’s sakes, people, this is outright inhuman. I am so glad you wrote about this.
If the women have agreed to be married to this man then be it, its their choice and its their life.
Disgusting indeed.
Just like some communities in Utah and elsewhere in USA where such practices and even marriages to children goes on, this is disgusting and must be condemned.