Ex-Pakistan cricketer Imran Khan gets married for third time. See photo!

Pakistani cricketerturnedopposition leader and head of the Pakistan TehreekiInsaaf PTI party Imran Khan C posing for a photograph with his new wife Bushra Wattoo 2R along with relatives during a nikah wedding ceremony in Lahore PicAFPPakistani cricketerturnedpolitician Imran Khan has tied the knot for the third time with his spiritual guide his party has confirmed ending weeks of speculation Pakistan TehreekiInsaf spokesperson Fawad Chaudhary said the 65year old party chief married Bushra Maneka a respected Pir faith healer in Pakpattan in a simple ceremony in Lahore yesterdayThe ceremony was held at the residence of Bushras brother and PTI Central Executive Committee member Mufti Muhammad Saeed performed the nikah he said in a late night tweet Marriage is the combination of two hearts and two souls which join each other on this special day of the wedding Wishing the couple a very happy and blessed married lifeacirciquestAcircAcircu00c2u009d the PTI spokesperson saidThe valima ceremony will also be held in a simple manner in a few days he said Bushra also known as Pinky Pir is in her late 40s and has five children from her first marriage Earlier she was married to a senior customs official in Islamabad but parted ways in recent times She is a resident of Pakpatan district some 250 km from Lahore which is known for the shrine of Baba Farid Ganj Shakar Khan has previously referred to Bushra as his spiritual adviser and someone whose guidance he valued The partys media wing last night also released a few pictures of the wedding ceremony which was attended by Khans motherin law and other family members Khans sisters were not present in the ceremony triggering rumours that he had not taken them into confidence about his third marriage Khans previous two marriages ended in divorce His first marriage was with Jemima Goldsmith daughter of a British billionaire in 1995 which lasted nine yearsKhan has two sons from her His second marriage with TV anchor Reham Khan in 2015 ended after a brief 10 months Rumours about Khans third marriage started circulating in January However he had rejected media reports that he had secretly married Bushra on January 1 He said that he had only sent a wedding proposal to her and was awaiting her response Khan said that she had sought some time to consult her family especially her children before making any decision A source in the party said Khan was under immense pressure from the party to disclose his third marriage after a humiliating defeat in Punjabs Lodhran district last weekThe PTI leadership was of the view that strong rumours about his third marriage had played a role in the defeat of the partys strong man Jahangir Tareens son at the hands of a candidate of ruling PMLN he said Khan was advised to disclose his marriage as early as possible because the general elections are not far away and the PTI may suffer more politically if this news was broken just before the polls he said According to sources Khan had started visiting Bushra over a year ago to seek spiritual adviceHe got closer to her when some of political predictions she made about his party came true Later both developed some intimacy and finally Bushra took divorce from her husband and contracted marriage with Imran early last month the sources said Last month Khan had admitted that he had proposed marriage to her I would like to reiterate that every time I met her with family and alone she has been in purdah veil My interest in her lies in the fact that I have not seen or met anyone with her level of spirituality I only sent the proposal for marriage after she divorced her husband Khan has saidCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates