35-year-old Pakistani man defends marrying 70-year-old Canadian woman

A 35-year-old Pakistani man came forward defending his marriage with a 70-year-old Canadian national woman!

The young man identified as Naeem Shahzad went viral on the internet for his marriage to 70-year-old Mary from Canada, and social media was after him labeling him a gold digger.

Naeem Shahzad hails from Gujrat and fell in love with a Canadian woman aged 70 years on Facebook. The Canadian women came to Pakistan and despite the huge age gap, both of them got married.

Naeem revealed they met in 2012 on Facebook, and after 2015 the two began talking about getting married, and finally, they tied the knot in 2017.

In an interview with Urdu Point, the couple clarified that they married for love.

Addressing comments that he’s a gold-digger, Naeem said he married Mary after struggling with depression and other mental health issues, adding that he could open up to the woman who supported him in every way, after which he fell in love with her.

“I’m not a gold digger. You are in my house you can see we have nothing luxurious here,” Naeem clarified.

“We have necessary things like a sofa set for when guests arrive. We brought our beds from our own homes. Let people say what they want to say.”

“The most important persons for me right now are my wife, my mother, and my brother,” Naeem said.

He further explained that he was prepared before marriage to listen to criticism that he’s a gold digger, but doesn’t care anymore.

He also revealed his wife had come back to Pakistan after six years, and the couple plan on making their living through a YouTube channel ‘Beast Brother’s PK’.

Reportedly, the couple will stay for six months in Pakistan and six months in Canada.