New Delhi, March 30 (Inditop.com) Indian tennis star Sania Mirza and her family secured Pakistani visas Tuesday ahead of her April wedding with former Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik.
Sania’s mother Naseema said the family was set to travel to Lahore where the marriage is expected to take place early next month, with a reception planned in India’s Hyderabad city April 15.
As Sania flew back to her home in Hyderabad from here Tuesday afternoon, Malik told journalists in Lahore that the wedding date would be decided by the two families.
“Insha Allah, we are getting married soon,” Malik said in Lahore. “Our parents will decide the date. We (Sania and I) are very happy. Our families are also very happy.”
Asked when they will marry, he said: “It is happening sometime next month.”
In New Delhi, mother Naseema Mirza said: “We have got the Pakistani visas. Naturally, we will be going to Pakistan. We are all very happy for Sania.”
An official at the Pakistan high commission here confirmed that visa applications of 23-year-old Sania, her younger sister and their parents had been processed.
Shoaib’s family has also applied for Indian visas, Pakistani media reported.
The couple is expected to live in Dubai after tying the knot, according to their families.
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