A day after former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik had announced his marriage with actor Sana Javed, Indian tennis legend 's family has broken its silence on the matter. A statement jointly released by Sania's family and her team reveals that she and Shoaib have been "divorced for a few months now". (More Tennis News)
The statement reads: “Sania has a♛lways 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!"
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It further states: "At this sensitive period of her life, we would like to requไest all fans and well-wishers to refrain from indulging in any speculation and to respect h♒er need for privacy."
Sania and Shoaib had gotten hitched in the former's hometown Hyderabad in April 2010, and the two used to live in Dubai. Their marriage was one of the most well-known cross-borde𝔉r re𝐆lationships that India and Pakistan have witnessed. They have a five-year-old son Izhaan Mirza Malik, who lives with Sania.
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, Shoaib had posted a picture on social media platform X (formerly Twi𝓀tter) with his new wife Sana, with the words "And We created you in pairs". This is his third marriage - the first one was with Ayesha Siddiqui.
Sana has acted in a number of TV shows, and was first seen on screen in 2012 with drama series Sheh🦂r-e-Zaat and Mera Pehla Pyar. In 2017, she made her movie debut with the socio-comedy film Mehru⛦nisa V Lub U.
Days earlier, Sania hꦏad posted a cryptic message on Instagram, which read: "Wh🍃en something disturbs the peace of your heart , let it go."
As for Sania and Shoaib's separation, Sania's father Imran Mirz⭕a had told PTI that "it was a 'khula'", which refers to the right of a Muslim woman to unilaterally divorce her husband.
