Irfan Ahson exposes truth behind 'money-showering' tradition at big fat Pakistani weddings

Renowned photographer Irfan Ahson shed light on the extravagant tradition of money-showering at big fat Pakistani weddings, saying that these displays of luxury often involves fake currency. He also shared an interesting incident related to this tradition.  

Irfan Ahson, who covered event photography at Atif Aslam and Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's son Junaid Safdar's wedding, stated that people shower fake currency, including dollars and pounds, at weddings. 

He cited an incident where singer Malko was arrested for using these fake currency notes at a petrol pump to refuel his car.

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Ahson quoted Malko, saying, "I had been booked for two separate events; I covered one event in Lahore and moved to another destination."

"When we headed to Mirpur Khas for the second event, we stopped at a petrol pump and filled the fuel tank with the money that was showered on us." 

Moreover, the singer stated, "After driving for at least 10 kilometres, we were stopped by the police and taken back to the same pump, where we shared the entire story to SHO."  

Irfan Ahson narrated another incident, saying, "In one program, the hosts instructed the Qawwals not to pick up the notes being thrown away." The hosts assured the Qawwals that the collected money would be given to them after the event. 

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During the event, millions of rupees were thrown and collected in bags, but this money was never given to the Qawwals.

Ahson also revealed, "The dollar bills showered at such events are often just one-dollar bills, after which all the dollars are photocopied."