Mahira Khan wedding: THIS is how Pakistani star met Salim Karim for the first time

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After speculations for months, Pakistani star Mahira Khan finally got married to her close friend Salim Karim. The couple tied the knot in a destination wedding in Pakistan's Murree in the presence of their close friends and family. Hopping onto the trend of a minimal wedding look, both Khan and Karim opted for blue pastel shades for their special day. 

While the actor slipped into an blue-tinted exquisite lehenga, Karim wore a blue sherwani and completed his look with a sky-blue turban around his head. The videos of their wedding ceremony are now doing rounds on the internet. 

Watch the video here:

"Raees actress Mahira Khan ties the knot". #MahiraKhan , the Pakistani superstar and ace actor, married her close friend Salim Karim — a businessman by profession — in an intimate wedding ceremony . @TheMahiraKhan made waves in the Hindi film industry after making her Bollywood… pic.twitter.com/lNGIxBtb05

— Ghulam Abbas Shah (@ghulamabbasshah) October 2, 2023

Who is Salim Karim?

Hailing from Pakistan, Salim Karim is said to be the CEO of the popular startup Simpaisa. The platform is for a variety of merchants from different sectors in more than 15 countries. Reports said Karim is also a professional DJ. 

Mahira Khan and Salim Karim's first meeting

Several Pakistani media reported that Mahira Khan and Salim Karim first met during an event hosted by Tapmad TV. They sparked dating rumours soon after they were spotted together, however, the couple kept their relationship under wraps and never spoke about it officially. In 2020, the actor first confessed to dating Karim and shared details about him during an Instagram Live with Hassan Sheheryar Yasin. 

In August 2023, rumours were rife that Mahira Khan was all set to wed Salim Karim. However, her manager called it an 'irresponsible journalism.' Cut to October 2023, the couple finally tied the knot.

Mahira Khan's first marriage

The Pakistani star, who was paired with Shah Rukh Khan in Raees, was first married to Ali Askari. They got married in 2007 and later welcomed their first child, Azlan R. In 2015, their marriage ended. 

Pakistan blames India for twin suicide blasts, death toll rises to 65

 

Sarfaraz Bugti, Pakistan's interior minister, accused India's spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) of being involved in the two suicide bombings on Friday. After a bomber exploded explosives near a police car, the incident occurred near a mosque in Balochistan's Mastung area.

In the mosque, people were gathered for a procession to commemorate Prophet Mohammad's birthday. Another bomb occurred hours later in a mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, killing at least 5 people. As of Sunday, the death toll from the explosions has risen to 65.

In response to the explosions, Bugti stated that RAW was engaged in the suicide assault. "All civil, military, and other institutions will work together to target those responsible for the Mastung suicide attack." "RAW is engaged in the suicide attack," Pakistan's minister was reported as saying by Reuters. Yet, the minister did not give any proof or additional material to back up his assertion.

In a news conference, Bugti also asserted that the Islamic State (IS) had no organised presence in Balochistan in the past. He went on to say that the government will smash the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and any other terror organisation.

Meanwhile, General Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, paid a visit to Quetta on Saturday. "These terrorists and their facilitators, who have no connection to religion or ideology, are proxies of Pakistan's and its people's adversaries," the Army chief said in a statement during his visit to Quetta.

"The whole strength of the state and security forces will continue to confront these forces of evil... "And the armed forces, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies will not stop until the threat of terrorism has been eradicated from the country," he continued.

He went on to say that the general populace has rejected militant ideology and is "totally dedicated to peace, economic advancement, and human development, which is causing a lot of grief to forces of evil in and outside of Pakistan." General Munir also paid a visit to the CMH Quetta to speak with the victims of the attack, according to Pakistani news agency Dawn.

On Saturday, a police complaint was filed to initiate an inquiry, claiming that they submitted DNA from the suicide bomber to be analysed. A horrific suicide bomb attack near the Madina Mosque in Baluchistan's Mastung region killed 60 people and injured more than 60 more.

Another bomb attack in Khyber Pakthunkhwa killed at least five people and injured 12 more when the mosque's roof fell owing to the explosion. None of the two incidents has been claimed by a terror organisation. The Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, has denied involvement for some of the most heinous assaults in Pakistan.