Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt Engaged

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Originally posted by: sabz_m

hope this hasnt been posted b4!! anyway i was browsin the net n in a interview on geo akmal was asked abt his engagement. here u go guys.

Tuesday January 17, 2006

Pakistan cricketers put game before marriage

By Qaiser Mohammad Ali, Indo-Asian News Service

Lahore, Jan 17 (IANS) It's the marriage season in Pakistan but, for two just-engaged cricketers, the game comes first and the nuptials will have to wait for the ongoing Test and one-day series against India to conclude.

Salman Butt, the 20-year-old diminutive opener, got engaged to Maria Rahim, younger sister of Pakistani tennis champion Mariam Rahim, a day before Eid-ul-Azha here Jan 10.

Several of his teammates, including captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, Mohammed Yousuf, Imran Farhat and Kamran Akmal, were present at the engagement ceremony.

Akmal himself got engaged about two weeks ago. The dapper stumper, who scored the fastest Test century ever by a wicketkeeper when he smashed an 81-ball 102 here Saturday, had turned 23 a day before he broke Australian Adam Gilchrist's record.

Both Butt and Akmal have said the 'nikah' or formal marriage will have to wait until after the 45-day cricket series concludes Feb 19.

There has been a spate of marriages here in Lahore and elsewhere in Pakistan with hotels busy hosting reception ceremonies and other related programmes.

'Most marriages take place these days because Muslims do not marry during the solemn month of Moharrum (that begins towards the end of January) or, for that matter, during Ramzan,' said a local resident.

Kamran's happily settled

Kamran Akmal got engaged to a Lahore girl Aiza Aliyas on January 1. Aiza is doing her MBA course from a local college here and is the daughter of Lahore builder Chowdhury Mohammad Alias.