April 12, 2010 6:23 PM

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Sania advances marriage, ties knot with Shoaib Malik

The 'Haq Mehr' (dower money) kept in the Nikah ceremony performed between Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik today is a staggering 61 lakhs rupees. In the Muslim community, the wife is given a set financial sum at the time of the marriage, which is written down as a term of the 'Nikah' or marriage contract. This sum is known as 'Haq Mehr', and is intended to give the wife enough to survive on in the event of divorce or widowhood. Shoaib's brother-in-law Imran Zafar said that the marriage had been a simple one with only 15 relatives of Malik and around 35 members of Sania's family attending the ceremony at Hotel Taj Krishna. The chief Qazi of Hyderabad, Qazi Najmuddin Hussain solemnised the marriage. He said the two families would now decide upon when to organise Valima reception in Pakistan after the wedding reception on April 15 in Hyderabad. Shoaib and Sania tied the nuptial knot after both the families advanced the high-profile marriage by three days after a tumultuous build up to the wedding. Sania became the second wife of Shoaib, who divorced his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui last week.

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