79 Hindu couples tie the knot at mass wedding in Karachi

KARACHI: The Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) on Sunday organised the 11th mass Hindu wedding ceremony at city’s Railway Ground, ARY News reported.

According to MNA Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani, founder and patron of the PHC, this year 79 Hindu couples got married in another colourful ceremony. He added that many prominent dignitaries belonging to different walks of life WERE invited to bless the couples.

He said the purpose of the gathering was also to help the poor families, who were unable to bear expenses of wedding.

The MNA said that 1,100 Hindu couples have tied the knot in 11 years.

The couples and their families had been brought over to Karachi in coasters for the mass wedding from various cities of Sindh. Besides the wedding dress for the bride and clothes for the groom, each couple was presented a gold jewellery set and mangal suttar with other household items such as a dinner set, sewing machine, electric iron, etc.

They were also given the choice to accept a gift card worth Rs40,000 instead of the household items.

“We want to send a message of peace and love to countries which are under the impression that minorities in Pakistan are not free to live life as they please,” said Ramesh Kumar.