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51 couples tie knot in mass wedding

By Our Correspondent 2015-03-24
RAHIM YAR KH AN: The Chenab Welfare Society (CWS) arranged a mass wedding ceremony for 51 poor couples at Bahadurpur Chowk on the National Highway here on Monday.

A large number of people from different walks of life attended the ceremony.

Philanthropist and CWS Chairman Chaudhry Shafiq has been arranging the mass wedding for the last one year.

The CWS arranges wedding of 18 poor couples every month and distributes Rs3,000 per month among 1,105 widows while Rs1,000 per month among 2,510 orphans.

Mr Shafi said the District Flour Mills Association and Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (Rahim Yar Khan chapter) should also start such welfare activities.