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It was an unlikely partnership that ended just as unexpectedly as it began – and with the same explosive controversy.
The marriage of would-be Pakistan president Imran Khan, 62, and his glamorous BBC weather girl wife Reham, 42, has disintegrated after ten months – amid furious rows over everything from his friends to her attempts to ban his dogs from the bedroom.
And it has now emerged that Imran formally divorced his wife by text message.
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The marriage of would-be Pakistan president Imran Khan, 62, and his glamorous BBC weather girl wife Reham, 42, has disintegrated after ten months
Although both sides insist they parted amicably in Pakistan, a source revealed that the end finally came when Imran texted his wife the word ‘talaq’ (the Arabic term for ‘I divorce you’) written three times. This was followed by a brief email.
Reham, who received the message as she stepped off a plane that had taken her from Pakistan to Birmingham, is believed to have also received a confirmation call from Imran’s chief of staff.
This ending was, says the source, an attempt by Imran to counter any fightback from his strong-willed wife. ‘I don’t think she would have left the house if she had any inkling that it was on the cards.’
Shaken and clearly upset, she was met by senior officials of her husband’s political party and driven to London, where one of Imran’s closest confidants began negotiating a financial settlement to annul the brief marriage.
Millionaire businessman Zulfi Bukhari met Reham at a hotel near Knightsbridge for over three hours before the pair drove off in his gleaming Bentley. He has confirmed that ‘negotiations are still ongoing’.
Imran and Reham, a former BBC South Today weather presenter, met in 2012 when she interviewed him for a Pakistan TV show. They married in January in a simple ceremony at his Islamabad home.
But, insiders, say, the divorced mother of three immediately set about taking over Imran’s palatial hilltop house, the Bani Gala palace, telling friends it had been an ‘unruly and ill-disciplined household’.
Her first major change, it is alleged, was to throw Imran’s beloved pet dogs from his bedroom. ‘They were no longer allowed to sleep in their master’s inner sanctum or even be there during the daytime,’ another source said. ‘Imran was upset when she had them shifted to a room outside the house and refused to budge despite his pleas.
‘Then the house was re-arranged to suit the needs of Reham’s youngest daughter who lived there, as well as the elder daughter and son, who often visited. Members of Reham’s family pretty much came and went as they pleased. On the other hand, Imran Khan’s nephews and nieces were made to feel unwelcome.’
A family insider said: ‘Their home became a battleground because Reham was determined to control every aspect of Imran’s life.
‘She made his life a living hell. The wonder is that things dragged on for as long as they did. They argued over his habit of sharing his bedroom with his dogs, and her jealousy over his continued close relationship with Jemima Goldsmith, his ex-wife and the mother of his two sons.’
Imran’s sisters, having made it clear that they considered Reham an unsuitable wife, refused to visit for as long as she was there.
Reham, whom Imran hoped would be his presidential consort, also divided opinion on the public stage.
In Pakistan’s conservative society, where women are expected to be demure she made headlines for all the wrong reasons, not least for publicly raking over tawdry details of her first marriage to Dr Ijaz Rehman, the father of her children.
And her naked ambition for a leading role in politics was a serious concern. One party insider said: ‘It reached the stage where Imran was facing open revolt from his financial backers and party faithful.
‘He realised that the public obsession with what Reham was eating, cooking and wearing was deflecting from the political message.
‘She was becoming bigger news than him.’
Reham confirmed the split on Twitter. An announcement said their parting was ‘mutual’ and amicable.
How Imran Khan divorced his BBC weather girl wife Reham by text | Daily Mail Online
The marriage of would-be Pakistan president Imran Khan, 62, and his glamorous BBC weather girl wife Reham, 42, has disintegrated after ten months – amid furious rows over everything from his friends to her attempts to ban his dogs from the bedroom.
And it has now emerged that Imran formally divorced his wife by text message.
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The marriage of would-be Pakistan president Imran Khan, 62, and his glamorous BBC weather girl wife Reham, 42, has disintegrated after ten months
Although both sides insist they parted amicably in Pakistan, a source revealed that the end finally came when Imran texted his wife the word ‘talaq’ (the Arabic term for ‘I divorce you’) written three times. This was followed by a brief email.
Reham, who received the message as she stepped off a plane that had taken her from Pakistan to Birmingham, is believed to have also received a confirmation call from Imran’s chief of staff.
This ending was, says the source, an attempt by Imran to counter any fightback from his strong-willed wife. ‘I don’t think she would have left the house if she had any inkling that it was on the cards.’
Shaken and clearly upset, she was met by senior officials of her husband’s political party and driven to London, where one of Imran’s closest confidants began negotiating a financial settlement to annul the brief marriage.
Millionaire businessman Zulfi Bukhari met Reham at a hotel near Knightsbridge for over three hours before the pair drove off in his gleaming Bentley. He has confirmed that ‘negotiations are still ongoing’.
Imran and Reham, a former BBC South Today weather presenter, met in 2012 when she interviewed him for a Pakistan TV show. They married in January in a simple ceremony at his Islamabad home.
But, insiders, say, the divorced mother of three immediately set about taking over Imran’s palatial hilltop house, the Bani Gala palace, telling friends it had been an ‘unruly and ill-disciplined household’.
Her first major change, it is alleged, was to throw Imran’s beloved pet dogs from his bedroom. ‘They were no longer allowed to sleep in their master’s inner sanctum or even be there during the daytime,’ another source said. ‘Imran was upset when she had them shifted to a room outside the house and refused to budge despite his pleas.
‘Then the house was re-arranged to suit the needs of Reham’s youngest daughter who lived there, as well as the elder daughter and son, who often visited. Members of Reham’s family pretty much came and went as they pleased. On the other hand, Imran Khan’s nephews and nieces were made to feel unwelcome.’
A family insider said: ‘Their home became a battleground because Reham was determined to control every aspect of Imran’s life.
‘She made his life a living hell. The wonder is that things dragged on for as long as they did. They argued over his habit of sharing his bedroom with his dogs, and her jealousy over his continued close relationship with Jemima Goldsmith, his ex-wife and the mother of his two sons.’
Imran’s sisters, having made it clear that they considered Reham an unsuitable wife, refused to visit for as long as she was there.
Reham, whom Imran hoped would be his presidential consort, also divided opinion on the public stage.
In Pakistan’s conservative society, where women are expected to be demure she made headlines for all the wrong reasons, not least for publicly raking over tawdry details of her first marriage to Dr Ijaz Rehman, the father of her children.
And her naked ambition for a leading role in politics was a serious concern. One party insider said: ‘It reached the stage where Imran was facing open revolt from his financial backers and party faithful.
‘He realised that the public obsession with what Reham was eating, cooking and wearing was deflecting from the political message.
‘She was becoming bigger news than him.’
Reham confirmed the split on Twitter. An announcement said their parting was ‘mutual’ and amicable.
How Imran Khan divorced his BBC weather girl wife Reham by text | Daily Mail Online
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