Pakistan cricket legend Imran Khan and wife Reham file for divorce
Imran Khan and former television anchor Reham Khan were married for 9 months
Islamabad: Pakistan cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan and his second wife are filing for divorce.
Reham Khan said on Twitter on Friday that she and her husband are parting ways and filing for divorce.
We have decided to part ways and file for divorce.
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) October 30, 2015A spokesman for Khan's political party, Pakistan Tahrik-e-Insaf, confirmed the divorce and said it was a mutual agreement.
Imran Khan tweeted saying, “This is a painful time for me & Reham & our families.”
This is a painful time for me & Reham & our families. I would request everyone to respect our privacy.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 30, 2015I have the greatest respect for Reham's moral character & her passion to work for & help the underprivileged.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) October 30, 2015Imran Khan and former television anchor Reham Khan were married for nine months. He had lived alone for 11 years following his divorce from his first wife, Briton Jemima Goldsmith.
Imran Khan and Goldsmith were married for nine years and split in 2004. He has two sons from that relationship who live with their mother in the UK.
Khan's party is the strongest opponent of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's government.