The couple got married in Dubai in 2013 and have two kids.
By Yousuf Saifuddin Kapadia
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Published: Sun 12 Mar 2017, 9:29 AM
Last updated: Sun 12 Mar 2017, 6:25 PM
Pakistani actress Veena Malik's husband Asad Khattak has broken his silence on his wife getting 'khula' (divorce) from him in January. Earlier on Saturday, it was reported that Malik had ended her three-year-old marriage with Asad Khattak after a family court in Lahore here granted them divorce. The court in Lahore accepted Veena's 'khula' (divorce) application and ruled in her favour after non-pursuance of the case by Khattak. As she had filed for divorce, she will to have return 25 per cent of the 'haq mehr' (dower money) to Khatak. Taking to Twitter on Saturday night, Khattak tweeted that everything will be 'sorted out soon' and reiterates his love for Malik:
InshaAllah everything will be sort out soon... I have faith on Allah swt... @iVeenaKhan you are my good wife, a good friend.. I LOVE U ??? - Asad Bashir Khan (@Asadbashirr) March 11, 2017
He even tweeted this quote by Prophet Muhammed (PBUH) on marriage:
Prophet Mohammad PBUH said "When a husband and wife look at each other with love, Allah looks at both with Mercy" @iVeenaKhan I ? U pic.twitter.com/qaPNc3KpuT - Asad Bashir Khan (@Asadbashirr) March 12, 2017
According to a court official, the 33-year-old actress had filed a plea seeking divorce in the Lahore family court in first week of this January as the couple had developed differences and could not live together, PTI reported. The court had summoned Khattak but he neither appeared nor filed a reply. He is yet to make an official statement on the khula. On this, the court accepted Veena's plea and issued a decree last month validating divorce between the couple, the official said. Malik's counsel Ali Ahmed has confirmed the separation between her and Asad, saying that the family court issued the decree on January 31, 2017, after the actress filed for 'Khula' (divorce), The News International reported. The couple kept the development under wraps. They had got married in December 2013 in a court in Dubai and have two children. According to some reports, Veena and Khattak had been living separately for the last three months. Veena reportedly wanted to join showbiz but Khattak had been insisting she look after their two children, Abram (2) and Amal (1). It is noteworthy that until recently, Bashir tried to rekindle their relationship by tweeting pictures from their marriage and photoshoots - which Malik even retweeted:
"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." I LOVE U my world @iVeenaKhan ???????????? pic.twitter.com/KYJ66kKSTG - Asad Bashir Khan (@Asadbashirr) March 2, 2017
The estranged husband posted this last picture on Instagram, almost two weeks back:
#NoCaption A post shared by Asad Bashir Khan (@asadbashirr) on
Veena Malik is well known for her appearance on the Indian TV show Bigg Boss. (with inputs from PTI and IANS)