Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik in Dubai, Setting Up Their Home in Palm Jumeirah

Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza have finally arrived at their new home - Dubai. The couple had announced, soon after their wedding, that they would be settling down in Dubai as it was like a second home for them. Now it is learnt that the two sporting stars will be staying at the Palm Jumeirah and are busy getting their new House ready.


Sania got to Dubai a few days ago on May 16 and had tweeted then, “Good morning to all of u..Taking off for dubai guys..lots of work to do and sort out, wish us luck:) hope all of u having a good day?:)”

She added yesterday, “Just finished a great work out, been sooo busy tweeps, Shoaib coming tonight as well:) too many things need to be done..miss u guys..love”

And a few days ago Shoaib had tweeted, “Long day of travel today, back in Pakistan for a few days and then heading to Dubai to sort our new house.” Also, Shoaib is going to be playing a star-studded Indo-Pak cricket match in Dubai on May 27 with bollywood superstar Salman Khan and other celebs.

For now, sania and Shoaib are busy settling into their new house in the Palm Jumeirah.

Sania Mirza Spotted With Shoaib Malik at Tennis Practice Court at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hydrabad, Pictures

Sania Mirza has hit the court straightaway, soon after her marriage and was seen practicing tennis with her husband Shoaib Malik and dad Imran watching her from the sidelines at Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur Stadium. Sania Married Shoaib Malik on April 12, 2010 in Hydrabad.

Photographs of Sania, shoaib and Imran Mirza on a Tennis Court

Sania Mirza and Hubby Shoaib Malik at Lal Bahadur Tennis Stadium in Hydrabad

Pakistani cricketer Shoiab Mallik watches his wife Indian tennis player Sania Mirza during a practice session in Hyderabad on May 6, 2010


Indian tennis player Sania Mirza (L) and her husband Pakistani cricketer Shoiab Mallik (R) attend a practice session in Hyderabad on May 6, 2010.

Indian tennis player Sania Mirza fixes her hair during her practice session.

Sania Mirza (L) speaks with her husband Shoiab Mallik (C) and her father Imran Mirza (R) during a practice session in Hyderabad.

Shoaib Malik Watches Wife Sania as She Plays her Tennis Shots

Sania Mirza, Shoaib Malik and Sania's Dad Imran Mirza at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hydrabad

Sania Mirza practices on the tennis court at Hyderabad's Lal Bahadur Stadium with her hubby Shoaib and dad Imran watching her from the sidelines.

The day Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza announced her decision to marry Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, she had become the talk of the town. First it was the Ayesha Siddiqui episode then her decision to pre-pone her wedding et al. But the two have started living with these controversies. Here's a look at all of those moments and the latest controversy which the couple is mired in.

Controversies have followed Sania, Shoaib wherever they have been, even before they got married and there seems to be no respite even now.

Less than a month after their wedding, the couple is back in Hyderabad and their homecoming, like their wedding, is causing controversy.

Shoaib Malik's appearance at Hyderabad's Gymkhana grounds for a practice session provoked some angry remarks. But Shoaib has come out in the open to clear the air about his ban.

Shoaib has issued a statement which mentions that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has banned him from participating in international matches and that does not stop him from playing first class cricket.

Sania-Shoaib Lahore Reception (Walima) Pictures

Lahore: A reception on Tuesday night for Sania Mirza and her Pakistan cricketer husband Shoaib Malik in the eastern Pakistan city Lahore on April 27, 2010 was cut short after a large number of guests began pressing the couple to pose for pictures with them. Shoaib and Sania left the venue of the walima (reception hosted by the groom's family), the Pearl Continental Hotel, much earlier after some guests began acting in an unruly manner, sources said.
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Photographs of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik at Their Wedding Reception in Lahore, PakistanSania Mirza with her husband Shoaib Malik During Their wedding reception in Lahore on April 27, 2010.

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza holds her husband and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik's hand as they arrive at their wedding reception in Lahore on April 27, 2010.

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Shoaib and Sania left the venue of the walima (reception hosted by the groom's family), the Pearl Continental Hotel, much earlier after some guests began acting in an unruly manner, sources said.

The event was better organised than another reception held for the couple in the cricketer's hometown of Sialkot on April 25.

Sania, wearing a flowing gown, and Shoaib, clad in a dark suit, waved to television cameras and fans as they entered the venue of the walima with their relatives.

Only two former Test cricketers — Wasim Bari and Aamir Sohail — attended the ceremony.

Mr. Bari was the head of an inquiry committee that announced stiff punishment for seven cricketers, including Shoaib, for on-and-off field problems.

An invitation was reportedly sent to Pakistan Cricket Board chief Ijaz Butt, but he preferred not to attend, the sources said.

PCB chief invited

Punjab Governor Salmaan Taser, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's son Abdul Qadir, Federal Sports Minister Aijaz Jakhrani and Population Welfare Minister Firdous Aashiq Awan were among the high-profile guest who attended the event.

“Marriage diplomacy”

Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Awan said such “marriage diplomacy” would improve people-to-people contacts between Pakistan and India.

She hoped this relationship would melt the ice between the two countries.

Mr. Jakhrani congratulated the couple and prayed for their success.

Fair chance to prove innocence

He said Shoaib would be given a fair chance in an inquiry to prove his innocence.

Shoaib and other top Pakistani cricketers punished by the cricket board had filed appeals with an appellant tribunal that will begin its hearing on Friday.

Shoaib's brother-in-law Imran Zafar was conspicuous by his absence at the walima. The brother-in-law was blamed for the mismanagement of the reception in Sialkot.

In accordance with the rules of the Punjab government that banned the serving of more than one dish at wedding functions, guests were served a chicken korma with rice and naans and a dessert.

Gatecrashers Spoil Sania Mirza's Reception in Sialkot, Pakistan (Pictures)

LAHORE: Uninvited guests and security mismanagement marred Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik’s wedding reception in Sialkot, forcing the hassled newly-weds to leave the function before it was over. View Photos From The Shoaib-Sania Sialkot Reception Here

Naseema Mirza (C) mother of Sania Mirza, gestures towards media men as she along with other relatives arrives to attend her daughter's wedding reception in Sialkot, Pakistan on Sunday

The reception was hosted by Malik and turned out to be a headache for his family since many uninvited guests showed up to take part in the celebrations at the Sialkot hockey ground. Added to this heavy security arrangements by the Punjab Police and the insistence of the local administration on enforcing the energy conversation measures also led to the problems during the function.

A private channel ‘Duniya’ reported that tennis star Sania’s family, which had arrived from India for the celebrations, left for Lahore early as they were upset at the mismanagement at the function. Eyewitnesses at the function said Shoaib and Sania, who were sitting on the stage and greeting the guests, also left before the function ended. “There is no reason known why they left but apparently there were problems when the younger brother-in-law of Malik, Adnan was stopped at the main entrance by security guards from entering the function,” one eye witness said. Eyewitnesses said hundreds of people showed up for the reception many of whom were not invited and without invitation cards. “This led to a huge rush at the main entrance and it made life difficult for the security personnel as well to control the situation,” he said. He said there were reports that invitation cards for the wedding reception had been sold by some people for between Rs 5000 to Rs 10,000. To make matters worse, the power corporation officials insisted that no extra lighting would be allowed at the reception.
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Pictures of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik Sialkot Reception From Pakistan (Photos Added)

A magnificent wedding reception was held for Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in Sialkot, Pakistan which is Shoaib's home town on Sunday 25th April 2010. The Newly wed coupled Shoaib Malik-Sania Mirza smiled throughout during their Walima celebrations at Sialkot. Sania's outfit for the occasion was designed by Shantanu and Nikhil and Looked beautiful. Shoaib was wearing a white ‘Sherwani’ while Sania Mirza was dressed in green and maroon Indian ‘Sari.’ For complete coverage of Sania - Shoaib Wedding Click here

Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik's Wedding reception photographs from Shoaib's Home Town Sialkot.

A whopping five million rupees was spent on the magnificent wedding reception of Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik in Sialkot, where flowers costing Rs. two million were brought to decorate the stage, and expert chefs from Lahore were brought for preparing the dishes.

Over one thousand guests attended the function at the Hockey Club of Pakistan in Sialkot on Sunday. It was a unique event for the people of Sialkot, who had been waiting for the arrival of cricketer Shoaib and tennis sensation Sania for the past several days. Only the people with special invitation were allowed to enter the venue amid tight security. Television channels reported that several relatives and friends of Shoaib could not hand over gifts to the newly-wed couple because of security restrictions.

The people of Sailkot welcomed the couple with folk dances to drumbeats and music. They also bought horses that danced to the drumbeats. The entire stadium was adorned for the occasion. Two trucks laden with flowers were used for decoration. The entire stadium was decorated for the occasion, and sixteen different types of flowers brought from a Lahore based firm were used to decorate the stage.

The guests at the function were served a large variety of cuisines, as the expert chefs prepared a combination of ‘desi’ and traditional meals of Punjab, The News reports.

Security was heightened inside and outside the club, and only the people with special invitations were allowed to enter the venue.

According to reports, several relatives and friends of Shoaib could not hand over gifts to the newly-wed couple because of the security restrictions.

The local administration’s insistence on enforcing the energy conversation measures also led to some problems during the function.

Shoaib and Sania came back to Lahore at 3-30 AM after attending the welcome dinner in Sialkot. They reached their room at the eighth floor of the hotel from the back door.

Sources said that the couple had a light breakfast this morning in their room after which they did not come out; while, Sania’s relatives took their breakfast in the lobby and returned to their rooms.

The relatives of Sania will visit various historic places of Lahore today and do shopping at markets. They will be accompanied by a security squad of police on the occasion.
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Shoaib Malik Asks Rs 35 million For Media Rights of His 'walima' Reception

LAHORE: Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Malik wants to cash on his extensively reported wedding with Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza, as he has reportedly demanded Rs 35million for media coverage rights of his 'walima' reception, which would be held today (April 25) in his hometown, Sialkot.

Sania Mirza-Shoaib Malik Wedding Photo

According to a private television channel, Shoaib is in consultation with two media houses of Pakistan for leasing out the rights of coverage of his reception ceremony, but a deal has not been struck so far.

Shoaib's brother-in-law Imran Zafar had earlier said that the media would not be allowed to cover the function.

Since landing in Pakistan, Sania has been avoiding talking to the country's media, as she is said to have a contract with an Indian television channel, sources said.

Meanwhile, over a dozen members of Sania's family including her father Imran Mirza and sister Anum Mirza have arrived in Lahore to attend the star sports couple's reception.

"We are extremely excited to be here in Lahore and I hope the functions are successful," The Daily Times quoted Imran, as saying.

Sania Mirza in Pakistan With Shoaib Malik, Walima on April 25th at Shoaib's Home Town Sailkot

- Shoaib Malik Appeals For Respect to Wife, says Respect your Sister-in-Law (Babhi) Sania.
- Mob welcome moves the tennis star to tears

Shoaib Malik escorts his wife Sania Mirza as they arrive at a local hotel in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Lahore, April 24 (PTI): Shoaib Malik has appealed to the people of Pakistan to give a decent welcome to Sania Mirza.

He was upset by the unruly behaviour of crowds that had gathered to greet them on their arrival in Pakistan. He has asked people to treat Sania as their “sister-in-law”.

“I know people here are very happy about our marriage but at the same time they should be decent in expressing their emotions. In our country, respect is shown to sisters and mothers,” Shoaib told a news channel.

A large crowd gathered at the airport in Karachi where they landed on Thursday, and later in Islamabad and Lahore and the hotels where the couple stayed.

Sania and her mother were mobbed by fans at Lahore’s Pearl Continental Hotel where they checked in yesterday.

A huge crowd was waiting at the hotel when the newlyweds arrived last evening, causing chaos.

Both Shoaib and Sania had to make their way to an elevator through a corridor packed with cheering fans. As they passed they were pushed and shoved. Sania almost fell and was near to tears but Shoaib caught her.

Shoaib declined to hold a scheduled news conference after the incident.

He also met the local superintendent of police and asked him to provide the couple and his Indian guests tight security and keep unruly elements away from his wife.

About a dozen of Sania’s relatives are scheduled to arrive in Lahore today. The couple will leave for Shoaib’s hometown in Sialkot later in the evening for a reception Walima (Valima) to be held on Sunday.

Shoaib’s family has also landed in trouble with Pakistani authorities. The Maliks have been told to switch off decorative lights at their house in Sialkot. The move is part of an an energy conservation drive.

The electricity supply company visited Shoaib’s home and asked his family to switch off the lights.

Shoaib’s brother-in-law Imran Zafar contacted some top officials of the Punjab government but was told there were strict instructions and no exceptions would be made for anyone. “If the government wants us to celebrate the event in the dark, we will do (so),” said Zafar.

Pictures of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik in Pakistan for Marriage Celebrations

Pak Daughter-In-Law (Bahu) Sania Mirza Receives Hearty Welcome in Lahore When They Arrived There After Their Marriage. Newly Wed Shoaib Malik and Sania Mirza are in Pakistan for the marriage festivities and functions (Walima and reception in Lahore and Sialkot).

Photographs of Sania Mirza Arriving in Pakistan After Her Marriage With Shoaib Malik in India on 12th April 2010

Sania Mirza Arrives in Karachi Airport in Pakistan with Husband Pakistani Criketer Shoaib Malik

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik escorts his wife and Indian tennis star Sania Mirza as they arrive at a local hotel in Lahore, Pakistan on Friday, April 23, 2010.

Sania - Shoaib in Pakistan

Photos of Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik in a Hotel in Pakistan

Newly wed Sania Mirza (Sania Babhi as she is fondly called Pakistan) arrived in Pakistan with husband Shoaib Malik and was happy about the warm welcome she received. The tennis player and husband Shoaib Malik were spotted walking hand in hand into Karachi airport’s international arrival lounge. But with not much security around they were soon surrounded by airport staff and passengers. The couple was taken by surprise; looking bewildered by the apparent chaos they were lead to the domestic departure lounge under tight security to board their connecting flight to Islamabad. “Like in Bollywood movies, the security here also has come late”, commented the pretty bride.

The couple was described as “state-level guests of the government”, by a Sindh minister and indeed that is the case. Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has organized a reception for the couple in Islamabad. The couple will attend the function and visit the Indian high commission to sort out the problem related to Sania’s visa. According to mission officials, the high commissioner was expected to meet the couple the next day.

Shoaib’s family will host a wedding reception on April 25th at their hometown Sialkot and another one in Lahore two days later. More than 2,000 policemen will guard the reception venue, told Lahore police chief Pervaiz Rathore. Sindh sports minister Muhammad Ali Shah gifted a traditional Sindhi shawl, a cap and a bouquet to the couple. The groom Shoaib Malik in an interview said that he and Sania had never expected such a hearty welcome in Pakistan.
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Reception and 'walima' Dates of Sania and Shoaib - April 25 at Sialkot and 27th at Lahore in Pakistan

LAHORE: The Pakistan reception and 'walima' dates of the newly married sports couple cricketer Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza have been announced.



The reception will be held on April 25 in Shoaib's hometown, Sialkot and another reception will be held in a five-star hotel in Lahore on April 27.

Announcing the dates, Shoaib's brother-in-law Imran Zafar said the newly married couple would visit Pakistan as soon as Malik gets his passport back.

Zafar said about 1000 guests are likely to attend the 'walima'. The Malik's are also expecting 15 to 20 Indian guests during both functions.

On Monday, the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed all cases against Shoaib, and ordered the police to return his passport. The court also said that Shoaib and Sania are free to visit Pakistan whenever they want.

Earlier on April 5, Shoaib had handed over his passport and mobile phone to the Hyderabad Police, after an investigation team questioned him on a complaint filed by his first wife Ayesha Siddiqui's father Mohammed Siddiqui.

Acting on Siddiqui's complaint, police had asked Shoaib not to leave the city without their permission, and also alerted immigration officials.

The decision to dismiss all cases comes after Shoaib divorced Ayesha on April 7. After the divorce, Shoaib and Sania finally exchanged the marital vows on April 12.

Sania Mirza Interview After Marriage: Says For Her it Was Love at 3rd Sight

For Sania-Shoaib, it was love at 'third' sight

Falling in love at first sight in not new, but ever heard of falling in love in the third one? Well, that's the case as far as the newly married cross-border sports couple Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik are concerned.

Appearing before the media for the first time since their controversial wedding, Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik disclosed that their love for each other was of a different kind.

In her first interview with CNN post marriage a visibly happy and vibrant Sania said she had met Malik for the first time in 2004, but the meeting lasted for only two minutes at a restaurant in Hobart.

The very next day Shoaib along with former fast bowler Waqar Younis came to watch her match where she found the 'all-rounder' Malik 'very simple' and 'attractive.'

But when did they decide to take the marital vows? It was after Mirza's engagement with childhood friend Sohrab Mirza crashed, said the giggling tennis ace, and also made it clear that Shoaib did not propose to her. "It was decided from both sides," Sania said.

Sania said now that they are married, she wants to forget all the hullabaloo surrounding her wedding lead a happy life.

Responding to a question, she made it clear she would continue supporting her homeland in future India-Pakistan encounter on the cricket field, but was quick to add that she would want her hubby to hit a century.

While Sania did much of the talking, Shoaib, though unwanting, responded to some questions. Replying to a question, Shoaib clarified that Sania would play 'only' for India and she would have the good wishes of Pakistan.

I was marrying a person, not a Pakistani: Sania Mirza
Sania Mirza also said "I was marrying a person, not a Pakistani, people try to make it political but we were very clear that we were two individuals who were getting married just like normal people."

Sania and Shoaib are the first major Indo-Pak celeb couple to tie the knot setting in motion a hue and cry from both the countries. "Everyone had an opinion, everyone wanted to have a say, but the most important thing is that now we are relieved as we are married." she said.

The newly- weds are planning to live in Dubai, away from the subcontinent in a probable attempt to be away from media scrutiny.

Sania might have tied the knot but tennis continues to be her focus. "My immediate goal is to play in Commonwealth games in India. I have played in Asian games before but this time it's in India so it'll be more special for me, I am more excited about it, I'm also going to play in Wimbledon, " she added.

When asked about the change in her life post-marriage, the tennis star says that she's clear about the fact that marriage is not going to change anything for her. "I never thought I would get married so soon." she added.

Video of Sania - Shoaib Interview After Their Marriage to CNN-IBN News Channel

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Shoaib - Sania's Pakistan Reception in Lahore or Sialkot Likely to Be Held on 26th April

Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik wants to fly out of the country with his bride Sania Mirza and host another wedding reception in his native Sialkot in Pakistan, likely to be held on April 26, 2010.

Pakistani Minister Firdous Ashiq Awan, Pak cricketer Sohail Tanvir and singer Waris Baig attended the wedding reception of Shoaib Malik and Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza on Thursday night (15th April 2010). In This Picture The Pak minister presents a gold crown to Sania Mirza For More Pics From Reception

Sania and Shoaib — or Shoania, as the couple have come to be called — are expected to leave for Pakistan late next week for a reception. Shoaib’s mother Sultana Malik said the reception date would be fixed after her son got his passport. She said India was a beautiful experience. Asked what would Sania’s welcome be like in Pakistan, she said: "You wait and see how we welcome our bahu."

On the day the couple held their wedding reception at a Hydrabad five-star hotel on 15th April, his lawyer moved the AP HC seeking return of his passport as well as the quashing of the case filed by his former wife Ayesha Siddiqui.

The police had taken the passport from Shoaib on April 5 as part of their investigations in the complaint from Ayesha alleging that he had married her and is refusing to accept the same now. After a compromise was struck between Shoaib and Ayesha, the latter had submitted a letter to the Hyderabad police withdrawing the charges. Moving the petition in the high court on Thursday, Shoaib through his lawyer narrated the sequence of events that took place since he landed in the city and stated that it makes no sense now to continue the case any more. “We settled the issue amicably and all the disputes are resolved now. Under these circumstances, holding back my passport is unnecessary and also illegal,” he said.
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