In Pakistan, the economic crisis and climate-related natural disasters are placing sustained pressure on the poorest families. In a nation where around 45 percent of the population lives below the poverty line, marriage has become financially out of reach for millions of households. Each year, tens of thousands of couples are forced to delay or abandon plans to marry. In response, mass weddings are multiplying across the country, cutting across religious communities. Our correspondents report.
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