DHA parents love men in uniform

LAHORE: Many residents of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) prefer their daughters' spouses to be Pakistani Army officers, and not doctors and engineers, Daily Times has learnt. Of the seven families randomly sampled by the Daily Times, the majority wanted their daughters wed to captains or majors. The middle aged Mrs Sheikh said, "I find that it is best to marry daughters to army officers because they can live independently of their in-laws and you don't have to worry about them. A businessman can go bankrupt, but the wife of an officer will always enjoy amenities and respect." Rubeena Raza, the wife of Colonel (r) Shafaat Raza, provided a different insight: "With five daughters at home, the security that an army officer can provide his entire family becomes a necessity," she said. "The busy working years of an officer allow the wife to live independently, and the pension plan that was provided to us once Shafaat retired allows us to live comfortably even now," she added. Mrs Raza said her youngest daughter had recently graduated from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) and had not been interested in marrying an officer, but was quickly swayed when she considered the benefits. Matchmaker Sufi Ahmed runs a matrimonial service in DHA. He told Daily Times, "Every second client from DHA is looking to wed their daughter to an officer. I have married off 40 in the past year." Chaudhry Zia, a matchmaker from Cantt, added, "The personals of newspapers are filled with the heading 'army officer available' because of the increasing demand." He attributed this surge to the privileges enjoyed by the officers. "They do not get hassled by the police, or the judiciary. Not to mention the subsidised commodity rates, free living, petrol allowance and the medical facilities that are offered army officers. Also, they pay less to travel around the country", he elaborated. He pinpointed Cantt and Defence as places where the trend was most apparent. hina farooq

 

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