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.
Cute but only for emotionally upset n mental ppl wth too few choices in life. I mean y r these girls disgracing each other n most of all them selves over 1 man by marring him n at almost same time, marriage cant hav the cheap meaning if this is not happening, n look at the sex starved nerd, he might be v proud of him self by having two wives at same time, in real practical life it will be difficult to manage for having like two families as he married 2 women.
I can take on four of his sisters no problem.
SO true! It really is disgusting! It’s not about Islam allowing 4 marriages -there are certain circumstances and conditions under which you marry more than once =/ what is this?
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I’m glad you put it here and was expecting a mature discussion but what follows in the comments is saddening. Many of the commentators are totally ignorant about Islamic Laws regarding polygamy.
Islam encourages polygamy but under certain conditions, and this guy doesn’t seem to fulfill these conditions. He confessed that one one of his wives is his true love but what about the other one? Will he ever be able to treat both of them fairly? Islam emphasize a lot on equal treatment among wives, but this guy has already declared her as an unwanted person, a woman he married only due to social pressure. Even the girl’s parents are to be blame for this injustice.
What should I say this news is wrong on so many levels. This guy has 9 sisters and he is asking for help to marry off his sisters how will he provide for his wives and future kids? And above all he expects Prime Minister to bear his honeymoon expenses as a wedding gift???????????????? The hype that media has created is simply ridiculous.
whats wrong with all of you people?
Islam allow a man to marriage more than 1 and the guy did his 2nd marriage after the permission of his first wife, then whats make it disgusting?