WORLD OF CRISIS

Apr 2, 2010

Shoaib's family dares 'ex-wife' to sue him


Karachi: The family of Shoaib Malik on Thursday challenged MA Siddiqui - who claimed the cricketer had married his daughter Ayesha before dumping her - to sue the former Pakistan captain in court.

The Hyderabad-based Siddique had claimed that his daughter was the legal first wife of Malik and that he wanted the Pakistani cricketer to divorce her before marrying Indian tennis star Sania Mirza.

Siddique said if Malik didn't divorce his daughter, he would sue him in court and also approach Ulemas for a fatwa against the Pakistani cricketer.

Reacting to the charge, Shoaib's brother-in-law Imran told PTI that Siddique was raking up a dead issue for cheap publicity.

"We have said it clearly in the past that Shoaib was never engaged to married to Ayesha. They were just friends and that friendship also broke off because of a problem," he said.

"But if Mr Siddique wants to dig up this issue again and sue Shoaib, he is most welcome to do so. In fact we would like to see him taking us to court on this issue," Imran said.

He also made it clear that as per Islamic laws, the girl's family should produce some evidence of Shoaib's

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