PCB approves pacer Hasan Ali’s one-week leave for ‘Nikkah’

LAHORE (92 News) – The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has approved a one-week leave of cricketer Hasan Ali for his Nikkah. Pacer Hasan Ali had demanded the leave from pre-season camp. His Nikkah will be solemnized in Dubai on August 20. Fast bowler Hasan Ali is also going to marry an India girl as Shamia. He had met his wife Shamia through a close friend in Dubai. Shamia who works for a private airline belongs to Haryana, India. She studied engineering from England and lives with her parents in Dubai. The wedding will take place sometime next year. Hasan is the fourth Pakistani cricketer to get married with an Indian girl, after Zaheer Abbas, Mohsin Khan and Shoaib Malik. Malik married Indian tennis star Sania Mirza in April 2010 and the couple have a son. Former captain Zaheer Abbas was the first Pakistani player to marry an Indian woman.