Abbasi hosts simple wedding reception for son at PM House

ISLAMABAD: In contrast to lavish weddings arranged by other politicians for their children, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi held a rather simple reception ceremony for his son.

The prime minister hosted a walima lunch for his son, Abdullah Khaqan Abbasi, on the lawn of PM House on Sunday. It was a low-key and private affair as no government official and staff member of the PM House were invited.

Furthermore, as per recently imposed restriction in Islamabad, the guests were served only one dish. The premier held the function at PM House due to security reasons, official sources said.

The premier’s son is currently associated with Air Blue Airlines and tied the knot with Maryam, daughter of Raja Nosherwan, on Friday evening in Karachi.

This function was totally in contrast with recently held wedding ceremonies of the scions of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PT) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

On his son’s Mehndi function, Khursheed Shah brought him on a sports bike. The function was held at Shahrah-e-Faisal in Karachi and was attended by several PPP leaders, parliamentarians and government officials.

Similarly, for the wedding function of Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s son, the sightscreen of Bahauddin Zakariya University’s playground was demolished. His son’s walima reception was arranged in the university’s ground for almost 5,000 guests.