PESHAWAR: Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa organised a mass wedding ceremony for 34 underprivileged couples from Peshawar under its Aasaan Nikah Project, providing each couple with household items worth Rs240,000 to help them start their married life.

The ceremony was held at Paramount Club on Northern Bypass, Peshawar, under the chairmanship of Alkhidmat Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa President Khalid Waqas. The chief guest was Dr Osama Razi.

According to the foundation, more than 13,000 underprivileged families across Pakistan have so far benefited from the Aasaan Nikah Project, under which collective marriages are arranged for deserving couples.

A wedding reception (Walima) was also organised for more than 1,300 guests, including the couples' relatives, friends and family members.

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Each newly married couple received a package of 38 household items worth Rs240,000, including a double bed, washing machine, pedestal fan, dressing table, sewing machine, electric iron, water set, tea set, dinner set and other essential daily-use items.

The event was attended by Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan Director Community Services Aamir Mahmood Cheema, Abdul Wasi, noted social worker and donor Haji Hikmatuddin, Alkhidmat Foundation Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Central Vice President Arbab Abdul Haseeb, District President Iftikhar Ahmad Khan, and a large number of prominent citizens and community members.

The organisers said all expenses of the mass wedding ceremony, including the reception and household gift packages, were sponsored by long-time donor Haji Hikmatuddin along with other philanthropists.

The Nikah ceremony for all 34 couples was solemnised by Abdul Wasi.

Speaking at the event, Khalid Waqas said Alkhidmat Foundation remained committed to supporting underprivileged families through welfare initiatives aimed at reducing the financial burden of marriage. He said the Aasaan Nikah Project was one of the foundation's flagship programmes and would continue to expand with the support of donors and philanthropists.