KARACHI: The mehndi event (pre-wedding celebrations) of Shaheen Afridi and Ansha Shahid, the daughter of former national side captain Shahid Afridi, was held last night on the eve of the couple’s wedding ceremony.
The event took place on Monday at Shahid Afridi's house in Karachi and was attended by relatives and close friends.
The groom also participated in the ceremony along with his family.
The couple’s rukhsati (seeing off) ceremony will be held today (Tuesday).
The couple's nikah was solemnised earlier this year.
Maulana Abdul Sattar in February this year performed the nikah at the Zakaria Mosque.
Soon after the nikah, a reception was also held where cricketers Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Naseem Shah and Shadab Khan, as well as squash legend Jahangir Khan, were among the attendees.
Asim Bajwa, the former director-general of the Inter-Services Public Relations, was also present at the occasion along with Wasim Khan, the General Manager of the International Cricket Council.
The pair were engaged two years ago.
The Valima ceremony will be held on September 21 in the federal capital.
Earlier, the 23-year-old pacer had revealed that it was he who thought about marrying Ansha first.
“It was my marriage so obviously, it was me who thought about marrying her. Lala and my brother have been friends for a very long time, and our elders know each other too. So, my mother went ahead with the rishta (proposal) and the families agreed,” he said shyly while speaking during an interview.
Upon where the couple first met, Shaheen could not think of a particular moment since they’d known each other for a while.
“There wasn’t a proper first meet-up as such. We used to go to each other’s houses. Whenever they’d come to our house I’d see her around and then we met at our Nikah,” he said.
“They say that you should always have a life partner that appreciates you and thank God I have that. She doesn’t get involved much but has always supported me,” he exclaimed.
Bangladesh outclass Pakistan to secure their first-ever series win over Green Shirts in red-ball format
Pakistani schoolgirl confirms her berth in tournament's semi-finals after stellar performance in quarterfinals
Ronaldo has 55.9 million subscribers on video-sharing platform in less than a month of his channel's launch
Visitors successfully chase down 185-run target set by Green Shirts in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
Various bits of memorabilia bearing his likeness have gone on sale, including T-shirts, mugs, mobile phone covers
Swiatek defeated her 16th-ranked Russian rival 6-4, 6-1