Source: Canadian Press
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan- Pakistan cricket team captain Shoaib Malik on Tuesday threatened to sue an Indian family for alleging he married their daughter in a ceremony conducted over the telephone five years ago.
A family in the Indian city of Hyderabad last week claimed the marriage took place in June 2002 after a two-month courtship with witnesses on both sides.
The Times of India quoted Mohammed Ahmed Siddiqui, the father of the woman, Ayesha, as saying Malik should acknowledge the marriage took place and divorce his daughter. He also threatened legal action.
Speaking at a news conference, the Pakistani captain denied such a ceremony took place.
“I can claim with authority that no ‘nikkah’ (Muslim marriage ceremony) has ever been performed (by me) with a girl having a name of Ayesha,” Malik said.
“This is an accusation against me, and I will take legal action, both in India and in Pakistan,” he said.
Malik’s brother-in-law, Imran Zafar, acknowledged that the 26-year-old cricketer had been talking on the telephone and chatting on the Internet with a girl named Ayesha since 2001. They had also exchanged photographs via e-mail.
“He (Malik) developed a friendship with her, but there was no marriage ceremony ever performed,” Zafar said.
Zafar said he went to meet with the family in 2004, but never had the chance to meet Ayesha.
“They told me that the girl had gone to Saudi Arabia,” he said.
Then in 2005, Zafar said they learned that a teacher in Saudi Arabia was claiming to be Malik’s wife.
When they investigated and obtained a photo of the teacher, they found she wasn’t the woman Malik had been talking with, he said.
“From then on, Malik had no contact with that girl,” Zafar said.
Zafar said he plans to travel to India to see how he can file a legal suit against the Siddiquis.
Malik became Pakistan’s cricket captain last year after the team’s disastrous performance in the World Cup.
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11 responses so far ↓
1 Haleema Sadia // Feb 6, 2008 at 12:24 pm
shakkal momna kertoot………………
aik machli sara derya ko ganda kerti hai.
shoaib nay aisa kyun kia?
shoaib keya pakistan main aise koi nahi thee?
ab sari zindge kehtay rahoo ga muja pinay ka shouk nahi pita hoon gham bhulanay ko tere yadain mitanay ko laken vere sad
2 khawar // Feb 6, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Sub ghot hei
3 jasmine // Feb 10, 2008 at 1:27 am
Let’s wait for the Court’s decision, Look at the photograph of the girl, I dont think Malik will ever marry a girl like that when there are thousands of gorgeous girls wanting to get married with a Pakistani Cricket…. Good Sense prevails…
Jasmine Rafique
http://pkfocus.blogspot.com/
4 Sports fan // Feb 12, 2008 at 4:52 pm
How can he so cheap keh woh inter net par affair chala raha hai. I don’t agree that some nikkah has been taken place. How can some one do that? Many girls are here in pakistan then why he wanted to marry the indian girl? You kknow what this all will result in nothing but the loss in the up coming Australian series which we should win. C’mon Malik be sensible think positive!! we are with you!!!!!
5 Hammad Hassan // Feb 27, 2008 at 4:33 pm
All this doesn’t make sense …its a PROPAGANDA against Pakistani Captain …. all to humiliate him and effect his cricket… some way or other
6 preety girl // May 23, 2008 at 6:50 pm
i dont think so that it is true he can never do like this he is too smart and he dont like to marry that type of girl.
7 Khadija // Jun 3, 2008 at 8:24 pm
A.O.A,
Well ! jo hona tha ho gaya . Let’s hope for the best . And hu apne mulk per ayse inza neheen legne dain ge .We all have to be strong MAN!.And Shoaib bhai we all r with you .
8 anjali // Jul 2, 2008 at 1:23 am
well i am Wonder how did the girl got his number?
9 raza // Jul 2, 2008 at 1:16 pm
as per rumors they met on internet :)
10 Nabeel Nawaz // Aug 15, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Salam kaisey hein sab log…………mein un se baat karna chahta hoon,jo shoaib ke against hien……yehi log sari fasat k jadd hein in ko sar-e-aam goli mardeni chahyeh……….inhi logon ney india pakistan ko alag kia hai…….india pakistan aik hai………….base humari aik hai…………..aur jab base mazboot hoo to woh rishta toot nahi sakta…………..bas jo demak hoti hai na woh yeh logg hei,,,jo rishtey ko aista aista kha rahey hein…………….
i will only say chakde india aur pakistan…………
11 sana // Aug 15, 2008 at 3:57 pm
salaam shoaib malik kasay hain aap main aap ki bohat bari fan hon plz ap mujhe apna id dey jiss par ap online hotey hai. aur mujhe apni bare main batay.plz main intazar karon gin thanks
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