Imran to divorce Reham after 10 months
AFP
Pakistani opposition leader and former playboy cricketer Imran Khan is to divorce for a second time, ending his marriage to a TV journalist just ten months after they wed, reports AFP from Islamabad. Imran Khan, 62, married 42-year-old Reham Khan, a former BBC weather host and a divorced mother of three, in January this year in a simple ceremony at his Islamabad home. We have decided to part ways and file for divorce, Reham Khan said in a brief statement on her Twitter account Friday. Imran Khan tweeted that it was a painful time and that he has the greatest respect for Rehams moral character her passion to work for help the underprivileged. Naeem ul Haque, Imran Khans spokesman told AFP the decision to divorce was mutual. Its a painful and personal matter, so I wont be able to comment more or state any reason for it, he said. Loved by millions across the cricket-obsessed nation for winning Pakistan its only World Cup in 1992, Khans sporting prowess and rugged good looks also brought him international celebrity in a country lacking glamour. He was considered his countrys most eligible man until he suddenly announced his plans to marry shortly after launching a movement to topple the government in August 2014, which he called off in December after a Taliban attack on a school that killed 150 people.
Reham Khan, host of a local TV talk show, was widely criticised after she appeared at public meetings of Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party, with opponents accusing her of seeking to boost her own profile through her husbands fame. She found particularly harsh reception in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, governed by PTI. She also sparked controversy after it emerged that she had not actually attended a college where she claimed to be a student on her website. There had been reports Imran Khans family was unhappy with his choice of bride. Imran Khan is the father of two sons from his previous marriage to British socialite Jemima Khan (nee Goldsmith).
