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.
Zechchetti
– The fact that he married two when he can’t support one is disgusting.
– The fact that he married while he has 9 unmarried sisters is disgusting.
– The fact that the two women did not marry according to their will is disgusting.
To all those that say this is “disgusting”:
By what standards is this disgusting? By the western standards? By the British standards? This is a Muslim country, and the Qur’an, which Muslims believe to be God’s divine revelation, clearly allows man to have 4 wives.
So, what is “disgusting” is in your own minds. Your mental slavery to western Christian standards is what is disgusting.
@Hina: Problem with ladies like you that they prefer to live in Alice’s wonderland. You said:
a Patriarchal Society is where men are the decision-makers and have the power to define reality and common situations
This is every where. Even the country like US which whines more about women freedom couldn’t elect a lady president yet. Having women’s built-in emotional nature, I wonder what would be the world with such decision makers who jumps 5ft away after seeing a cockroach or lizard?
If he has done marriage with two womens at the same same time ,that is his headache not ours.But what was the point in coming on media and luring the fact that something really remarkable has been done in the history and that marriage of him has been a kind of some landmark achievement.The most stupendous and bottom lined news of the week. And i guess they were invited on some Live morning show as well..pitty on these media people.they just are so greedy to gather anything and set it on air.!!
I don’t see any reason for so much fuss. Well he has room for two more wives. If he goes beyond that i.e. fifth wife( while he is HAPPILY married to four wives ) that is out of order. Look religiously & legally what he has done is within law. To me it looks better than being monogamist but have mistress which common in west.