Shoaib and I must divorce before his marriage

Ayesha Siddiqui and her family today threatened to sue the Pakistani cricketer and made it clear that the unsavoury chapter will be closed only if she gets an “official divorce.”

Ayesha, who claims to have married Shoaib in 2002, circulated copies of her ‘nikahnama’ to Pakistan and Indian channels where she spoke about the alleged relationship.

“I have released this marriage certificate because Shoaib and his family have constantly been denying this marriage,” Ayesha said.

28-year-old Shoaib is all set to tie the nuptial knot with 23-year-old tennis sensation Sania on April 15 in Hyderabad, which will be followed by a reception in Lahore.

“The only thing I want now is an official divorce from him, but it has to be in the open and not behind closed doors, because he can always then deny it later as he has the marriage. I want to end my ordeal, I want to move on and put a stop to people asking me questions constantly about my marriage to him. Even an official ‘talaq, talaq, talaq’ will do,” she said.

Her father M.A. Siddiqui threatened to file a case against Shoaib if he went ahead with the marriage to Sania without divorcing Ayesha.

While the Siddiqui family claims Shoaib is married to their daughter and Sania would be his second wife if they go ahead with the marriage, the Pakistani cricketer and his family have constantly denied that he ever entered into any wedlock with Ayesha.

Siddiqui has threatened to sue Malik and also seek a fatwa against him from Ulemas.

Ayesha said that she had released the Nikahnama because it proved that the marriage did take place.

“They are signatures of witnesses on the certificate and Shoaib sent me a copy for signature and a ‘Haq Mahar’ amount of Pakistani 500 rupees,” she said.

“I have nothing against Sania but the truth must come out,” Ayesha said.

Shiv Sena: Sania Mirza’s heart not Indian

Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today lambasted tennis star Sania Mirza for deciding to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and said she is no longer an Indian.

The 84-year-old Sena supremo also said that had Sania been truly Indian at heart she would not have chosen a Pakistani.

"Henceforth, Sania will not remain an Indian. Had her heart been Indian, it wouldn't have beaten for a Pakistani," Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.

Thackeray further went ahead and asked Sania to marry an Indian if she wishes to play for India.

"If she wished to play for India,she should have chosen an Indian life partner," he added.

Thackeray's comments came days after the Sena attacked Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for his comments on the omission of Pakistani players from the third edition of Indian Premier League(IPL) cricket tournament now underway.

23-year-old Sania, who is the most successful woman tennis player from the sub-continent, has announced her marriage to the 28-year-old former Pakistan skipper on April 15 in Hyderabad..

"More than victories on tennis court, Sania became famous for her tight clothes, fashion and love affairs," Thackeray alleged.

"More than her play, people's attention was on her mannerisms," he claimed.

The Sena supremo alleged that "for Shoaib, India is an enemy, not only in sports arena but also in the battlefield.

"We have heard that Shoaib has many affairs in India and has promised many girls he will marry them," he said.

Thackeray also expressed surprise over the alacrity with which Sania's family members were granted Pakistani visas.

"Getting a Pakistani visa is tough even for a singer like Lata Mangeshkar," he said.