LANDIKOTAL: Another mass wedding ceremony was held in Landikotal on Sunday where a large number of social and political leaders along with local residents, attended the walima celebrations.
Assistant commissioner Landikotal, Inamullah Wazir, attended the event as chief guest. Among other prominent attendees were former mayor and social worker Shah Khalid Shinwari, Station House Officer Ishrat Shinwari, Torkham Customs Agents Association Chairman Mirajuddin Shinwari, religious scholars, social workers and family members of the newlywed couples.
A total of 25 couples from the Shinwari, Shalman, Afridi, and Mulagori tribes were married during the ceremony.This marked the fifth edition of the mass wedding initiative organised by the Shinwari Welfare Organisation (SWO). So far, 125 couples have benefited from this initiative.
Speaking on the occasion, SWO central president Aslam Khan Shinwari congratulated the couples and wished them a bright future. He stated that such events were made possible through the financial support of philanthropists and well-off people. He added that deserving families were selected purely on merit and provided financial assistance.
Former mayor Shah Khalid Shinwari termed the event as a joyful occasion not only for the couples but for the entire community. He praised SWO for helping underprivileged youth get married and appreciated local residents for supporting Afghan repatriates stranded in Landikotal due to border closures.
