Media of Pakistan gripped by man married two times in a day

  Haidri (right) says it has found the perfect compromise solution to Pakistani man at age-old dilemma whether to embark on an organized or a marriage of love won the country's media.

Television channels gave live coverage of the decision of Azhar Haidri to marry both women for a period of 24 hours a day.

At first refused to marry the woman selected from his family since childhood, because he loved someone else.

Pakistani law allows polygamy because as Islam allows a man to have up to four wives.

Islam is the main religion of the country.

Men who take multiple wives usually do after a period of several years, and must obtain approval from their first wife before a second marriage.

Correspondents say that while it is not unusual for men in Pakistan have multiple wives, it is rare for two weddings almost simultaneously to take place under the full glare of the media.

"Lucky"

Several Pakistani television brought the wedding live-Sunday and Monday because of exceptional circumstances.

Celebrations ran late into the night during the marriage before Mr Haidri to Humaira Qasim

Love of Mr. Haidri for 21-year-old Rumana Aslam-before 28-year-old Humaira Qasim — at one point threatened to split his family apart.

"I gave this offer I will marry both," Mr Haidri, 23, told the Associated Press before his first marriage to Ms Qasim Sunday in Central Pakistani city of Multan. "Both girls accepted."

He is scheduled to marry Ms Aslam on Monday.

Both women seem to have given their consent to compromise and say that they plan to live as brothers and friends.

"I'm glad they both love the same man," Ms. Aslam told AP.

Mr Haidri, a practitioner of herbal medicine, counts himself lucky.

"It is also very rare that two women happily agrees to marry a man," he said.

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