'Have Been Divorced For Few Months': Sania Mirza Reacts After Shoaib Malik Shares Wedding Pics
Indian tennis legend Sania Mirza released an official statement revealing she divorced Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik a few months ago. The statement comes a day after Malik tied the knot with Pak actress Sana Javed and shared their wedding photos on Instagram.?
Sania Mirza's team clarifies she and Shoaib Malik have been divorced for a few months
Here's the statement:
"Sania has always kept her personal life away from the public eye. However, today the need has arisen for her to share that Shoaib and she have been divorced for a few months now. She wishes Shoaib well for his new journey ahead! At this sensitive period of her life, we would like to request all fans and well- wishers to refrain from indulging in any speculation and to respect her need for privacy".?
An insider had previously revealed to PTI, "It was a ¡®khula¡¯. I do not wish to comment beyond this".?Khula for the unversed refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.
Is Shoaib Malik's family upset with his alleged third marriage?
As per Pakistani media, Malik's family is unhappy with his marriage to actress Sana Javed. It is said that none of the the family members attended the wedding. In fact, his brother--in-law said that they came to know about it through social media. Furthermore, the report claimed that Malik's sisters claimed that the Indian tennis player was tired of extra-marital affairs.
Shoaib and Sania had got married in the Indian player¡¯s hometown Hyderabad in April 2010 and they used to live in Dubai.?Two days before Shoaib got married, she posted a quote story on instagram that read, "Marriage is hard, Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard, Choose your hard. being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard.?Communication is hard. No communicating is hard. Life will never be easy. I will always be hard. But we can choose our hard. Pick wisely."
The couple has a?five-year-old son Izaan who lives with Sania.
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