Jemima Khan, the former wife of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, decided to get rid of the ‘Khan’ surname after coming to know that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was all set to marry a girl from Peshawar on the insistence of his sisters, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Sources told Pakistan Today that Khan was smitten by an attractive female anchor, who previously worked for the state television PTV but was now associated with a private television channel, and wanted to marry her.
“However, Khan’s friends advised him against marrying the female TV journalist and showed him some video clips and photographs of her which showed that she was ‘too modern’ for the politician,” said the sources.
The sources said that now Khan’s family had chosen a girl from Peshawar and the nation would soon hear news about Khan’s marriage to her.
“This is the reason why Jemima decided to get rid of the surname Khan…there can’t be two Mrs Khans in Imran Khan’s life,” they said.