Reham Khan's tumultuous journey during last ten months
There had been reports Imran Khan's family was unhappy with his choice of bride
LAHORE (Web Desk/AFP) – Reham Khan, a successful divorcee with three children married a Pakistan’s revered ex-cricketer and politician, causally called Kaptaan who draws millions in a rally only to know it would not work ten months on.
The marriage that was applauded by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) enthusiasts and former cricket captain’s fans while was criticised for its wrong timing following Peshawar APS attack has had its shakes in nine months.
Reham Khan, host of a local TV talk show, was widely criticised after she appeared at public meetings of Imran Khan s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party, with opponents accusing her of seeking to boost her own profile through her husband s 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 Khan s 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).
Born in 1952 in Lahore into a comfortable family with origins in the Pashtun northwest, he was educated at Aitchison College, the Eton of Pakistan, boarding school in England, and then Oxford University.
He became one of the world s greatest ever all-rounders -- a fearsome fast bowler and dangerous batsman -- whose finest hour came at the 1992 World Cup, where at the age of 39 he led an inexperienced team to the title.
Off the pitch, he had a string of socialite girlfriends and frequented exclusive nightclubs in London until he married Jemima Goldsmith, the daughter of the French-British tycoon James, in 1995.
She converted to Islam and the couple moved in with his family in Lahore.
They divorced in 2004, allegedly over the difficulties Jemima faced in Pakistan, where she was hounded for her family s Jewish ancestry, and his obsession with politics.
