Swiping right: Slim pickings for Pakistan’s online daters


A user checks the dating app Tinder on a mobile phone in Islamabad. Unlike in many countries where meeting online is routine, Pakistanis who use dating apps regularly face harassment and judgmental relatives – and now also have to contend with a government clampdown. — AFP

ISLAMABAD: After endlessly swiping through pictureless profiles on dating apps, Muhammad Ali Shah still hasn’t found the one – or really anyone – to get serious with in Pakistan.

In the ultra-conservative republic, where arranged marriages are the norm, he says many women choose to stay anonymous, making online dating matches tricky.

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