Ever since social distancing and the lock-down was enforced in Pakistan due to the coronavirus pandemic, almost all public functions and gatherings have been postponed. One of the major blows that people had to deal with was getting their weddings canceled or put on hold.
While many young Pakistanis (eager to get married and enjoy their honeymoon) complain and argue about having their ‘big day’ ruined, there is a young couple that is breaking the stereotype. That too by canceling their dream wedding and donating all the expenses to charity!
Meet Zainab Chunara and Shehzaan, a young Pakistani couple who went against the norms and decided to put their wedding expenses to better use and help people in need.
“We began tallying up expenses and started to think it wasn’t worth putting that much money toward something that would only last a few days,” Shehzaan told reporters.
“Something didn’t quite feel right. We wanted to use the money for something that will have a lasting impact.”
ALSO READ
Shahroz Sabzwari and Sadaf Kanwal Are The New Quarantine Couple [Pictures]
A noble gesture that not many people are capable of going through. However, when it was decision time, the couple rose to the occasion and donated ALL the money they had saved up to a well-reputed NGO, the Agha Khan Foundation. The young couple was so fond of the charity organization and believed that the NGO would be an ideal organization that would do the best with their money. Shehzaan wants them to invest this money into poverty alleviation and education.
That’s not all, the couple didn’t just donate money themselves. As we all know that every married couple is given gifts on their wedding by their guests and relatives, which is why Shehzaan and Zainab encouraged their guests to donate to the NGO instead of giving them gifts.
More power to Shehzaan and Zainab! This couple deserves all the praise and love for what they are doing.
For more news stories, stay posted.
ALSO READ
Shahid Afridi is Donating Rations to the Needy in Balochistan [Video]
Mash’Allah, Congratulations, what a beautiful way to start life with your spouse, paradise forever ❤️