A man in Pakistan is to marry two women in less than 24 hours in an attempt to resolve a dilemma over wedding the woman to whom he had been engaged since childhood or to wed the woman he loves, it was reported here.

Azhar Haidri, a 23-year-old herbal medicine practitioner, had refused to marry 28-year-old Humaira Qasim, the woman selected by his family. Instead, he wanted to marry Rumana Aslam, 21, the woman with whom he had fallen in love, Daily Mail reported.