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.
Utterly disgusting. Maybe he’ll marry his sisters off in pairs too.
This is their private and personal decision. As long as they are happy, everyone else should shut up!! But being pakistanis we like to nosey and judgmental all day long!!
Only God can judge me!
What’s the big fuss….he is only following ..Maulana Abdul Sattar Khan Niazi
@ Hina,
Why are you worried at PurePakistani that he has left the faith. In fact, may be he has not started yet.
If you see blogs on internet, you will find many Non-Muslims and non-Pakistanis who come and spoil it and showing them a part of us. In my whole life in Pakistan, i have never seen/heard anyone talking against our Prophet (SAW). And he is saying boldly against our Prophet (SAW) who is dearest to us more than anything else.
Dear Pakistanis beware of spoilers.
Brother Adnan, I believe I have already answered your question(s) that you repeat in your query below. Allow me to refresh your memory by expanding on my previous post:
“Adnan, you challenge the women of your society to come forward- challenge accepted with pleasure and the absolute certainty that Allah is on the side of the truth. Before I help these ‘poor’ women from ‘society bindings’ ( and please tell me who holds the power in our patriarchal society {a Patriarchal Society is where men are the decision-makers and have the power to define reality and common situations} ) I better show the mirror to all who keep a wife at home and a girlfriend/ mistress/boy friend elsewhere, who engage in multiple marriages for no reason that is allowed by Allah and Rasool (sw)”
How’s that mirror looking?