AIBAK (Pajhwok): A mass-wedding ceremony for 32 young couples was held in northern Samangan province on Saturday.
The ceremony was sponsored by Haji Abdul Qudus Arbabzada, a local elder based in Saudi Arabia.
Around 3,000 guests, comprising of family members and relatives of the 32 couples, had attended the event held in Qasr-i-Almas hotel in Aibak.
Maulvi Abdul Qadir, a religious scholar, said such ceremonies were in line with Islamic values, calling on people to stop wasting money on lavish weddings . . .
