Sania to wed Shoaib Malik next month

[Neo]

Sania to wed Shoaib Malik next month

March 29, 2010

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza [ Images ] is all set to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik [ Images ] in April, two months after she broke her engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza.

Confirming the news, Malik wrote in his Twitter page, "Thanks for all your support. And the news of me marrying to Sania is true. Inshallah will get married in April."

"I fully understand what it takes to be an international sports person and I will support Sania in her career as long as she wishes to play," he said.

"Representing India [ Images ] at the 2012 Olympics [ Images ] is very important for her and I will be the proudest husband if she can win a medal for her country," he added.

A statement by Sania's father Imran Mirza also stated that 23-year-old Sania and the 28-year-old all-rounder will be based in Dubai [ Images ], where Malik is a resident.

"This is a unique case where the husband and wife will represent their respective countries in sport," said Mirza in Hyderabad.

"My wedding inshallah is going to be the biggest day of my life. I have been in the constant glare for too long and would appreciate privacy at this very personal moment in my life," Sania was quoted as having said in a statement.

"I hope to be fully fit to represent India in the Commonwealth and Asian Games that are scheduled for later this year," she said.

Sania's mother, Nasima said, "Marriages are made in heaven."

Incidentally, Shoaib was earlier accused of marrying another Hyderabad girl, Ayesha Siddiqui, in 2002 over phone even though the cricketer said he was merely engaged to her.

Ayesha's father had also threatened to sue Malik accusing him of ditching the girl. Malik's brother-in-law Imran Z Malik said the marriage proposal was taken by the cricketer's mother to India.

He said the entire family will leave for India on April 7 and formal nikaah ceremony would take place on April 10 or 11.

The Walima or reception is expected to be held in Lahore [ Images ] on April 16 or 17.

Pakistani media reports said Sania and Malik fell in love six-and-half months back and it could be the reason for the breaking up of Sania's engagement with Sohrab.

Sania, who had got engaged to 24-year-old Sohrab in July last year, broke off citing incompatibilty.

"We were friends for years but found ourselves incompatible as fiances," Sania had said while wishing Sohrab the very best in life.

http://sports.rediff.com/report/2010...oaib-malik.htm

[Neo]

Good catch Shoaib, God bless you and the bride.

[Gin Ka Pakistan]

Sania-Shoaib wedding to be held in Hyderabad on April 11

DUBAI: Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza are going to be married on April 11 in Hyderabad Deccan, while their wedding reception would be held on April 15 in Dubai and valima reception would be hosted by Shoaib in Lahore on April 17.

However, Shoaib Malik in an exclusive talk with Geo News said that wedding date and venue would be decided by his and Sania’s parents.

He said that he and his family members are very happy.

Shoaib told that he and family members are reaching India on April 7.

The family sources of Shoaib And Sania told that the wedding would take place in mid-April.

He told that the wedding ceremony would be held in Dubai and he is now busy there in shopping for the marriage.

Regarding his first meeting with Sania, he went to dressing room saying ‘no comments’.

Earlier, the Pakistan High Commission in India issued visa to Sania Mirza, her mother Nasim, father Imran Mirza and sister Anam.

According to Indian sources, Shoaib Malik's family is reaching India on April 6 while the wedding ceremony will take place in Hyderabad on April 11 and a reception will be arranged in Dubai on April 15 and valima will be held on April 17 in Lahore.

Meanwhile hearing the news of the marriage, Shoaib’s fans gathered outside his house in Sialkot and began dancing bhangra and they are expressing joy over the news.

http://www.geo.tv/3-30-2010/62019.htm

[Selma Shirazi]

Lovely couple, she looks pretty with make up.
And he has a huge nose!

[Zaki]

Originally Posted by Selma Shirazi

Lovely couple, she looks pretty with make up.
And he has a huge nose!

Allah ne banayi Jodi - Ik Inna te ik Kodi

Look at the way both couples speak their physical appearance is also just ok. I really felt like laughing when i heard Sania speaking another day and and Malik is too shy

Truth Exposed = Watch the confession of Malik that he married with Sania

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[justpk]

Hi Zaki...this is not abt his wedding with sania but with ayesha it is very very old footage..

[courageneverdie]

This story has a very looooopy twist. Well, we've now seen a Nikah Nama, a bride that claims to be the wife of Shoaib for atleast 8 years and a Father-in-Law that threatens to go to court for his daughter's right.

Really strange, and Shoaib is giving a damn to all media regarding this issue. The role of Indian Media is biased as they totally seem to support Ayesha Siddique fully.

Let's see what becomes, but things are really tight, a couple of next days are very vital in this regard.

KIT Over

[Neo]

Sania’s heart beats for Pakistan, not India: Thackeray

Apr 2, 2010

MUMBAI: Launching a severe attack on Indian tennis star Sania Mirza for her decision to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, the Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray came down heavily on her in his editorial published on Friday in Sena mouthpiece Saamna, stating that Sania Mirza’s heartbeats were pumping fast for Pakistan and not India.

“If Sania’s heart was an Indian, it would have not had the heart beats for Pakistan. Her patriotism for the country is only money and publicity. Here people are shedding blood for the country and religion, becoming martyrs and it’s Sania who has now forgotten her national patriotism and exhibited her love for Pakistan. Shame on you and your life,” Thackeray wrote in the editorial.

Thackeray further wrote “Sania cannot claim to be an Indian now. If she had a desire to play for India, then she could have selected an Indian as her husband. For marriage and money Sania focused on Pakistan and for publicity it’s India for her. This is not acceptable and will not work. Now if she had decided to marry Shoaib and going to Pakistan, than go play as much as you want in Pakistan.”

Thackeray said “from Shoaib’s point of view, India is still the arch enemy of Pakistan and the Pakistani cricketer had many love affairs in India and he had given many false assurances to many Indian girls to marry them.”

Thackeray expressed surprise at the speed visas were issued to the family of Sania to visit Pakistan and referred to the many obstacles that were created by the Pakistan government while issuing a visa to the acclaimed Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar.

Meanwhile, Sania also came under criticism from the Samajwadi Party legislator and Maharashtra state unit president, Abu Asim Azmi, who said in Mumbai on Friday that he did not support Sania’s marrying in Pakistan and then settling in Dubai and still representing India in the tennis courts.

“If she has to represent India, then she has to be settled in India and not Dubai,” Azmi said.

http://arabnews.com/world/article38353.ece

[Neo]

Indian police question Shoaib Malik, seize passport

Monday, 05 Apr, 2010

Shoaib Malik addresses the media outside Indian tennis player Sania Mirza's home in Hyderabad —AP Photo

KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was grilled on Monday by Indian police officials in Hyderabad Deccan.

Police interrogated Malik and reportedly seized his passport while he was visiting the house of his prospective wife Sania Mirza.

“The city police have questioned Shoaib Malik for one-and-a-half hours and they have also seized his passport. Immigration authorities have been informed about the case filed against Malik and his passport seizure,” Additional Commissioner of Dwarka Tirumala Rao was quoted as saying by Indian newspaper The Hindu.

Malik has been asked not to leave India while police in Hyderabad investigate the charges, senior police official A.K. Khan said.

In her complaint, filed Sunday, Ayesha Siddique alleged that Malik had married her in June 2002 and she accused him of subjecting her to cruelty and harassment by denying that the wedding took place and by trying to marry another woman.

http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/...passport-ha-02

[Neo]

Pakistan to fully back Shoaib Malik: Foreign office

5 Apr 2010

ISLAMABAD/HYDERABAD: Pakistan said on Monday it would fully back cricketer Shoaib Malik as he contests cheating charges by Ayesha Siddiqui, a
resident of Hyderabad in India, who claims to be his first wife and has demanded a divorce before he weds Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.

Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit told reporters that the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi was in touch with the Indian authorities and had asked for details about the First Information Report (FIR) the Hyderabad police filed against Malik on Sunday following Ayesha's complaint.

"We will have to wait till the details of the FIR are with us," Basit added.

The Hyderabad police Monday seized Malik's passport after questioning him for nearly two hours at Sania Mirza's home on Ayesha's complaint.

Shoaib was unhappy that his passport had been seized and said he would complain to the Pakistan High Commission, police sources said. He was questioned at Sania's Jubilee Hills home.

Assistant Commissioner of Police R. Ravinder Reddy told reporters after the questioning that the case was under investigation but refused to answer any queries. Another team of police officials recorded Ayesha's statement at her residence in Banjara Hills. She handed over the 'nikahnama', or marriage document, which has been sent to the forensic laboratory to verify Shoaib's signature.

Police posed several questions to Ayesha and her parents regarding her complaint. She reportedly gave details of Shoaib's stay in Hyderabad during his visits after the marriage.

Shoaib, who landed in Hyderabad Friday, has been staying at Sania's house in preparation for their April 15 wedding. Since Ayesha's charges of cheating, dowry harassment and criminal intimidation are serious and non-bailable, the police Sunday night alerted all airports to prevent Shoaib from leaving India.

She alleged that Shoaib had offered her $1 million to keep mum about their marriage. She also stated that he threatened her to not speak to the media.

The FIR has been booked under sections 498 A (harassment), 420 (cheating) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code. Section 498 A also relates to cruelty against married women.

A senior police officer said they were also taking legal opinion on the complaint against Shoaib as it involved a foreigner and the crimes might have been committed by him abroad. The police may also have to take permission from the union home ministry before arresting Shoaib.

Shoaib had Sunday denied marrying Ayesha saying he signed a 'nikahnama' for marrying a girl whose photographs she had been sending him.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/...ow/5763058.cms