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The leader of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf, Imran Khan has dispelled the rumours of his third marriage but says he has only proposed to his spiritual guide, Bushra Maneka.
Earlier the media management of PTI did not respond to the speculations about Khan’s marriage. On Sunday, a PTI spokesman eventually took to Twitter and provided the nation with a clear stance.
This time it seems like the PTI chief has gotten married for the third time. Khan is again optimistic and expects the third union will finally bring peace and stability to his family life.
They informed Khan has not married the lady yet but is waiting for an answer to his proposal. They also requested the media not to dramatize the event till anything is confirmed.
Official Statement issued by Chairman Secretariat. pic.twitter.com/29p2VJu20u
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 7, 2018
“To set the record straight, Mr. Khan proposed marriage to Ms. Bushra Maneka; but Ms. Maneka asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family, including her children,” the spokesperson tweeted.
Khan has two sons from his marriage with Jemima Goldsmith that continued for 9-years. Later on, his second marriage with TV anchor Reham Khan could survive barely two years.
“If and when the proposal is accepted by Ms. Maneka for the marriage, Mr. Khan will announce it publicly in the proper manner. Till then we request the media to give the two families, especially the children, their privacy,” the tweet added.
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But certain section claims that Khan has secretly tied the knot on January 1st, 2018 with the lady in Lahore and came straight from there the next day to appear before the anti-terrorism court in Islamabad that granted him bail.
The report also claims that Mufti Saeed-a member of the PTI core committee performed that Nikah. Mufti Saeed was the Nikha-Khawan when Imran Khan got married for the second time when he married Reham Khan in 2015.
The speculations of Khan’s marriage were circulating in media for a month.
“To set the record straight, Mr. Khan proposed marriage to Ms. Bushra Maneka; but Ms. Maneka asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family, including her children,” the spokesperson tweeted.
It was presumed that Khan would remarry his first wife Jemima Goldsmith after she helped him safely escape the cases in Supreme Court regarding his Bani Gala property.
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Khan has two sons from his marriage with Jemima Goldsmith that continued for 9-years. Later on, his second marriage with TV anchor Reham Khan could survive barely two years.
Initial rumours about Khan’s marriage broke out in July 2016 as television channels in Pakistan stated that he had gotten married. However, this news was denied by Khan and he even took action against the channels for breaking this news.
This time it seems like the PTI chief has gotten married for the third time. Khan is again optimistic and expects the third union will finally bring peace and stability to his family life.