Summary Main sponsors of conference also withdrew their sponsorship after observing the scanty attendance.
LONDON (Dunya News) – As news of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Chairman (PTI) Imran Khan’s marriage dissolution spread like wild fire, PTI workers on Saturday boycotted a party press conference held in London. Attendance of PTI workers remained negligible as majority avoided the meeting. Khan’s former wife Reham Khan refused to address the conference and left the meeting towards an undisclosed location without speaking.
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According to the details, the conference was also boycotted by the party’s local leaders. The main sponsors of the conference also withdrew their sponsorship after observing the scanty attendance.
Allegedly, arrangements had been made to accommodate 500 people but were visited by only 100 participants. Organizer of the meeting faced a heavy setback due to the failure of the event.
According to sources, Reham’s ex-husband Khan had earlier stopped her from attending the meeting.
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The rumors that had the media and people abuzz turned out to be true as the recently wed couple decided to part ways citing differences in the espousal. The couple divorced with mutual consent after ten months of marriage, PTI spokesperson Naeemul Haq confirmed.
To a question, he said they have divorced on a personal matter.
"She (Reham) wanted to get involved with politics and that is not what Khan wanted at all. She just did not want to sit at home," a private TV channel reported.
Soon after their marriage, some PTI leaders and supporters had expressed concern over her participation in party politics after which Imran Khan announced she would not contest polls or attend any party gatherings.
Soon after the news broke, Imran Khan stated that this is a painful time for him and Reham. He requested everyone to respect their privacy.
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has directed all the party leaders and workers not to make any adverse comments on anybody’s personal matters.
“We are harbingers of our rich traditions and dignity. We represent every segment of society. We respect individual’s privacy. Hence we should not indulge in things, which don’t suit our morals and ethics,” he exhorted party leaders and workers.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif also urged all the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders to refrain from commenting on Khan’s personal matters.
Imran Khan, who is 63 and the father of two sons from his previous marriage to British socialite Jemima Khan (nee Goldsmith), had tied the knot with TV journalist Reham on January 8 this year in a simple ceremony at Bani Gala.
Reham is host of a political talk show in Pakistan and was previously a BBC weather host. She is also a divorced mother of three.
