Karachi: Surprise has given way to jubilation and Pakistan is now eagerly looking forward to its former cricket captain Shoaib Malik's marriage with Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza next month.
Fans, friends and relatives of Malik gathered outside his ancestral home in Sialkot and his residence in Lahore to celebrate after Sania confirmed she was getting married to the all-rounder on April 15.
"It is amazing to see how happy the people are with this alliance. They were outside our homes today in Sialkot and Lahore dancing, beating drums, distributing sweets and celebrating enthusiastically," Imran Malik, Shoaib's brother-in-law told PTI.
He made it clear that neither Shoaib nor Sania wanted their union to be looked at as a political statement by the media or politicians.
"They are just happy together and they are eager to get married soon," Imran said.
Saeed Ajmal, a close friend of Shoaib who is attending the Pakistan training camp in Lahore, hoped that Sania would bring lot of luck in his friend's personal and professional life.
"I am happy that he is settling down. It makes no difference to us if Sania is an Indian," he said.
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