Imran ties knot to 'spiritual adviser' in third marriage

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has tied the knot for the third time, his party said on Sunday, confirming his marriage to a woman local media call a "faith healer".

Khan, who captained the Pakistan team when it won the Cricket World Cup in 1992, wed Bushra Bibi in a low-key ceremony in the eastern city of Lahore.

The Nikah happened today, Sunday 18th February at around 9:00 PM in the company of close family and friends.#MubarakImranKhan pic.twitter.com/DJWSMH3O6M

— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 18, 2018

Khan's previous two marriages, particularly when he wed his first wife, British socialite Jemima Khan, captivated international tabloids as well as local media in the deeply conservative Muslim nation of 208 million people.

"Many congratulations @ImranKhanPTI. May Allah bless your future life with lots of happiness," tweeted Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the deputy chairman of Khan's opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) party.

A photo of the couple released by PTI showed Khan, 65, wearing a dark blazer over a traditional white shalwar kameez, while Watto is clad head-to-feet in a grey robe with a red veil covering her face.