Reham Khan did not hit Imran, PTI clarifies

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ISLAMABAD: Rubbishing reports doing the rounds on local television channels, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) said that Reham Khan had not hit Imran Khan.

The official response by Shireen Mazari, the spokesperson for PTI chairman Imran Khan, came after local television channels reported that there may have been a physical altercation between the couple.

Imran Khan and TV journalist Reham Khan had divorced with mutual consent last week after 10 months of marriage, stirring chatter on news channels and on social media. The two had remained one of Pakistan's most-talked-about couples throughout their marriage and even after their divorce.

Read: Imran Khan, Reham divorce with mutual consent

A copy of the statement issued by Shireen Mazari, spokeperson to PTI chairman Imran Khan

Mazari expressed regret "at the manner in which malicious rumours are being given out regarding the breakup of Chairman Khan's marriage to Reham Khan."

The party chairman's spokesperson stated the following facts on behalf of Imran Khan:

All stories of vast monetary settlements made to Reham Khan are absolutely false and lies deliberately being floated to target Imran Khan and Reham Khan
All stories of Reham Khan hitting Imran Khan are absolute lies — the product of a vicious mind
No PTI leader was privy to either discussions of Khan's marriage nor of the divorce. Accusations of party leaders being a cause of the divorce are fabrications. The party leadership has always kept out of the Chairman's personal affairs and continues to do so.

Mazari concluded the statement by saying that it is unfortunate that the media is floating rumours and conjectures about the divorce of Imran Khan and Reham Khan at a time when both are going through a difficult personal time as are their families, especially their children.

Also read: Imran-Reham split up, and everyone had something to say about it

The divorce announcement last week had stirred a fiery debate on social media, with fans and naysayers of both Khan and Reham posting their two cents and taking sides.

Earlier this week, while addressing the International Media Conference in Manchester Reham had made her first public appearance after news of her split.

She raised the point that Pakistani media did not follow important issues as big news barely survived a day before being swept aside. She complained that the media also focused on negativity, sidelining positive news.

The former anchorperson also said she believed one's personal life should be kept private.

Also read: Anyone can hit a six but challenge is in a century: Reham

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Imran Khan, Reham divorce with mutual consent

Imran-Reham split up, and everyone had something to say about it

Anyone can hit a six but challenge is in a century: Reham

Zia Taqdees

Nov 05, 2015 05:30pm

Why PTI leadership is commenting on personal lives of IK & RK. Let them to tackle with the media angerly or smiling.

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Disgusted

Nov 05, 2015 05:54pm

The biggest weakness our political leaders have is they lack respect and courtesy for others. This is true of Nawaz Sharif Zardari and now Imran Khan.

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Belle of the South

Nov 05, 2015 06:08pm

New low for PTI. Instead of tackling national issues the party will clean dirty laundry. Pity!!!!

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A common pakistani

Nov 05, 2015 06:12pm

Why party has to present clarification of personal matter, as it has been declared to be

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Rehan

Nov 05, 2015 06:20pm

Imran Khan has been loud ridiculing people from the Container to the People of Pakistan. He never failed to insult others and that in public too. Now it is on him as he himself has invited this mess when he announced his Marriage from the Container. He invited the press to his Wedding and He and His Wife had several interviews in their Luxurious Home. Now he is complaining and scolding grown men in public when they ask a simple question. This all shows what a confused person he is more over he thinks he can dictate every thing around him in his terms.

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mahboob

Nov 05, 2015 06:36pm

IK should handle this issue in person. Why party statements are coming and not personal statement by IK? It is the lowest level of IK. He could not justify his acts.

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vallabhbhai

Nov 05, 2015 06:37pm

The political party had no role.Unnecessarily infringed the private lives of others.Needs condemnation.

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Haider

Nov 05, 2015 06:43pm

This is funny that a party spokesperson is commenting on personal life of Imran and Reham and they expect everybody else not to do the same.

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Dr. Sadaf

Nov 05, 2015 06:47pm

Whatever happened, happened, good riddance.

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sukhera

Nov 05, 2015 07:26pm

Reham khan made a comment in her speech that anyone can hit a six but making a century is an achievement. She also mentioned that personal relationship need to be groomed and everybody in Pakistan likes Kaptaan. No one forced her to make these comments but this shows that IK in her opinion is too aggressive and lacks patience but everybody is aware of this and there is nothing new in this statement. I think his poor performance in local elections has affected his marriage.

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S.H.Moulana

Nov 05, 2015 07:35pm

Please refer it to the third umpire to find the truth! Review is very important in such cases!

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qaiser

Nov 05, 2015 07:48pm

So this is his "personal affair"!!!!!

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Jalbani Baloch

Nov 05, 2015 08:17pm

Imran Khan will always be loved and respected by Pakistanis, for he is the one, who has talked about empowerment of poor people of Pakistan after Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. He has been practically struggling to unite Pakistanis on one platform without denying their historical identities as being proud Punjabis, Sindhis, Balochis and Puhstoons, and it is for this reason, that after Puhstoons, Sindhis and Balochis are also ready to accept him as a true leader from Punjab. He opposes construction of Kalabagh Dam, which is collectively rejected by all three provinces, except Punjab, and strongly opposes the division of Sindh on whatsoever ground, as propagated and ill-conceived by MQM. Let us join hands and strengthen the struggle of Imran Khan to transform Pakistan into a new modern state, where being Pakistani should be a source of our pride.

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Rajendra Tiwari

Nov 05, 2015 08:18pm

When you are a public figure, your personal life becomes of public interest. To dampen that interest IK and RK should face the media and answer all the questions if they do not violate marital privacy.

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Tanweer Khan

Nov 05, 2015 08:31pm

By going public with this so-called 'denial', PTI have in fact lent credibility to the accusations. Only a couple of days ago when a journalist asked IK about the divorce, he said that he doesn't discuss his personal business in public. And now this comes out. Very bizarre.

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stevenson

Nov 05, 2015 08:33pm

@Rajendra Tiwari People in Pakistan like Imran Khan are very hypocritical. They demand privacy when it suits them but love to intrude on others when in suits them. All over the world a public figure is held to higher account and scrutinized on everything. Imran Khan thinks he is special so he doesn't have to account for anything. He thinks he is a special politician who shouldn't be asked personal questions like they always do in Western countries.

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Talha

Nov 05, 2015 08:41pm

@Jalbani Baloch Well said Mr. Baloch.

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abdullah

Nov 05, 2015 08:52pm

And than they say it should not be discussed by public.why does all of this drama have to come from the Pti office.imran seriously never knew what to do.he just keeps on doing things emotionally MAN WITH ZERO VISION.

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Reader

Nov 05, 2015 08:56pm

What happens in someone's personnel life has nothing to do with anyone. Why is everybody so worried about a simple divorce. It will be much better if everybody minds his own business, Better take care of your own marriages,

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Ahmed USA

Nov 05, 2015 08:59pm

Press briefing raises even more questions... why beat about the bush...

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Farzana

Nov 05, 2015 09:14pm

This process of statement and denial or re clarification should stop completely and immediately. We have much larger issues to deal with. Imran khan needs to translate his world cup victory skills to running his party on the pattern of great successful movement in history. He needs to revisit his approach. Tharna way didn't work, he needs to evolve into a more grass root level movement where he needs to work out something like what new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did.

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Syed Ganga Din

Nov 05, 2015 09:17pm

Why is there a need for clarification? Isn't this a personal matter?

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Gul

Nov 05, 2015 09:24pm

Ms Mazari both families are suffering. You are so correct, ask Imran how his demeaning and disrespectful words about other leaders affects the feelings of others. IK and other party leaders have always carried an air of PTI as a pious party and you think you have the right to say anything, and when the critics are talking about you it becomes bad. IK including party leaders have hurt more people emotionally, IK's choice of words in his speeches and the mentality of dharna politics is going to bring down the party soon.

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aftab deora

Nov 05, 2015 09:37pm

@Ahmed USA please avoid to discuss such matters which have no concerns with national interests. we should see the national ambitions of our leaders instead of discussing their personal lives.the divorce isn't so attention seeking issue as far as national image is concerned. aftab from tlw

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Fried Chillies

Nov 05, 2015 09:54pm

There is news in the Indian media that Pakistan security agencies warned Imran he would be poisoned. That would be most unfortunate for someone so driven and honest in his efforts to make Pakistan better. Wish him good health and long life. Greed does know no bounds if this news is indeed true.

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Abdul Karim

Nov 05, 2015 09:55pm

Funny that the letter say the party has always kept out of Imran's personal life, yet they give an official statement on his personal life and goes further to say that Reham never hit Imran. Are they that stupid?!

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Rashid Sultan

Nov 05, 2015 10:03pm

Managing personal relationship is difficult at the best of times among ordinary folk. This is a case of two exceptional and strong personalities both previously in relationships that didn't work out. It must have been exceptionally difficult for both of them. And being public figures in essentially a very conservative and somewhat backward society leads to rumors, gossip and conspiracy theories. Neither is to blame or applauded. These things happen to the best of us. Let them find their own path in their remaining life. And good wishes to their children from their earlier marriages. They need to be left alone and at peace to find stability and happiness.

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Imtiaz Faruqui

Nov 05, 2015 10:08pm

Its no body's business to ask some one about his personal life. Please learn Be civilized.

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M.Saeed

Nov 05, 2015 10:14pm

@Jalbani Baloch :You should know which side of your bread is buttered!

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M.Saeed

Nov 05, 2015 10:15pm

I never knew there was a fight involving hitting bout!

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sukhera

Nov 05, 2015 10:39pm

Since its against the law to discharge industrial waste and raw sewerage in the canal but people have ignored the law because lack of enforcement of the relevant laws. This has affected the lives of the people living in the surrounding communities and some have lost their lives and loss of livestock. Now why the government has to clean up the canal at its own expense while people responsible for this mess are released from their civic duty. I believe the responsible parties should be accountable for their actions and should pay for the cleanup. If it was another country, they would have been fined and also made to compensate for the clean up costs. The builders who built colonies close to the canals made millions, violated the laws by discharging raw sewerage in the public water way can afford to pay for the clean up.

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M.Saeed

Nov 05, 2015 10:51pm

She came, she overshadowed for a while and then she parted ways to be in oblivion, like clouded sky.

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Sab Se Pehle Pakistan

Nov 05, 2015 11:19pm

She is too small a person to hit on Imran Khan. This is the best thing that could possibly happen to Imran Khan's personal and political career. I am a big critique of PTI and Imran Khan's politics but his cricketing achievements and cancer hospital is appreciable and someone like Reham Khan has no match to Imran Khan.

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Dr. Asad Sadick, Germany

Nov 05, 2015 11:19pm

I tgink everybody should mind ones own businees (media included). We all have a lot to correct in ourselves...each one of us. Lets focus on that.

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expat

Nov 05, 2015 11:20pm

I really don't know what to believe. Pti say one thing one day and retract from it next day

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expat

Nov 05, 2015 11:28pm

It is redicilous how imran is handling this. Apparently, now it is not a personal matter he is mentioning it on his party official letterhead.

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Haque Parast

Nov 06, 2015 01:01am

Like it or not, PTI is getting a taste of their own medicine, or venom I'd say. The masters of fabrications, baseless allegations and false/fake reporting on social media are now facing the same against their own leaders. Hope they will learn a lesson, or not.

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Malveros

Nov 06, 2015 01:11am

PTI is definitely a bizarre party.

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Nov 06, 2015 01:33am

It is a personal affairs and media should be out of it. Also if they believe it is not true then I suggest that both should take a legal action against those who spread such rumors .

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South Indian

Nov 06, 2015 01:35am

I dont buy this story of RK hitting IK.

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Alien

Nov 06, 2015 02:30am

ah haaa IK biggest mistake was getting married again specially with RK ..

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Aqil Khan

Nov 06, 2015 03:30am

Imran khan is simply facing the music now. Khan sahab ! Time is a bad master. This is not a personal matter. You are a leader and u have to be a role modle.Leaders do not have personal lives,when they are themselves public everything has to be public. The scandal of monica lewinsky and George W.Bush was not a personal matter? was that not brought into public , YES IT WAS. If this was a personal matter,why did she appear in dozens of morning shows alon with Imran Khan? Why did Imran khan had to call media to his home in Bani Gala and doa complete show, telling how she cooks and stuff like that . This is not personal issue or even if it was IK himself made him public. I felt pity when a person who was abusing every single individual belonging to his rival political party,could not answer a question to a journalist and had to leave press conference.

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A. Ali

Nov 06, 2015 03:51am

after seeing our tv programs for last 3 days it seems we have one issue: IK and RK divorce.... what madness is this ?. just forgive them both for marrying and divorcing. we have more important and immediate attention seeking issues in hand. no one really knows as to what happened to those unfortunate people who are still buried under scrap of the building collapsed in Lahore.... what next for quake effectees ? many more... if its not for print media, I though IK/RK divorce may become a global issue.

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independentthinker

Nov 06, 2015 04:49am

I pity the poor people who are spreading this gossip! Just imagine how empty their lives must be, how sad their own relationships must be, in order to think of such rumors. Personally, I don't think it is any of our business, what happens in other people's lives. We have our own adventures to worry about - let us get our own house in order, before we worry about others - for that matter, let us not worry about others at all - just enjoy the blessings of Almighty, if our lives are perfect!

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Vorshal

Nov 06, 2015 05:59am

@M.Saeed -- In my view, their marriage was a mismatch as she was from another world and truly belonged to a different age group!

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Gp65

Nov 06, 2015 06:12am

@Reader "What happens in someone's personnel life has nothing to do with anyone." Why is Shireen Mazarin giving a statement then instead of Imran himself? Why was the news of the divorce also given by PTI spokesperson?

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Abu-Salmaan

Nov 06, 2015 09:36am

@Belle of the South All those who are criticizing IK's and RK's mutually consented divorce, though which is very unfortunate but absolutely a personal and private matter, before saying anything to them are about them in this regard should first look at their dirty selves in the mirror and try to look at their own souls inside them

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Rehan

Nov 06, 2015 09:46am

I don't know whats more stupid. The fact that media went down to such absurd reporting or PTI spokesperson responding on it.

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Abu-Salmaan

Nov 06, 2015 09:49am

@Dr. Asad Sadick, Germany Very true.

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Abu-Salmaan

Nov 06, 2015 09:51am

@qaiser why it is bothering you?

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Abu-Salmaan

Nov 06, 2015 10:02am

@A common pakistani There is nothing wrong with making the things clear rather than polluting them with evil designs.

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Abu-Salmaan

Nov 06, 2015 10:06am

@Haider There is a difference in commenting favorably and criticizing, can't you see the difference between the two?

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Abu-Salmaan

Nov 06, 2015 10:14am

@mahboob If the divorce is by mutual consent then it doesn't need any justification, though it is a very unfortunate thing.

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Hashim

Nov 06, 2015 11:38am

Where there is smoke, there is fire.

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Atti

Nov 06, 2015 01:27pm

@Malveros how can you say that bizarre have you ever seen ppp pmln bizarreness

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Azhar Malik

Nov 06, 2015 04:06pm

We can not believe in PTI spokesperson claims because they have always proved to be wrong in the past. IK denied his marriage news and and then also denied that there were differences between him and Reham Khan. So we can not trust them now.

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Azhar Malik

Nov 06, 2015 04:25pm

@Sab Se Pehle Pakistan No one is matching Reham Khan with great IK but this great Khan himself matched this unmatching poor lady for the unknown reasons. You know women is always treated as a toy in our culture. People like them for some of their qualities which are known to the whole world and then reject and throw them with simple three divorces like tissue paper in the dustbin claiming that they have no match with us. Remember a woman status goes with her husband for which she is called her Mrs.

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TARIQ SHAHID

Nov 06, 2015 04:44pm

Hitting Imran Khan by Reham is their personal matter why PTI is bend on bringing it to public.God Knows better Reham did or not.

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Alex

Nov 07, 2015 01:20am

IK has proved over and over that he can't lead the people to 'Naya Pakistan' !!!

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hammurabi

Nov 07, 2015 02:29am

@Imtiaz Faruqui And Imran has the right to attack the personal rights of others?

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NASR

Nov 07, 2015 12:40pm

In today's world mud slinging on personal lives has become the order of the day for Media Outlets

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probono Publico

Nov 07, 2015 06:34pm

Imran Khan and Reham Khan are a dream couple, they will mutually resolve their domestic issues, and we proud Pakistani nation are generous to respect their privacy. we acknowledge every Pakistani couple including Media Anchors who are induging in private lives of IK and RK may have their domestic issues as well. We pray they withdraw their divorce notices during waiting period. Ameen summa Ameen.

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Dr talha ahmed

Nov 08, 2015 02:38am

well Both tried marrying twice,and failed.may its time to reflect what went wrong and learn from it.

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bilal

Nov 08, 2015 08:10am

@Rehan good analysis. agreed

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Azhar

Nov 08, 2015 02:04pm

We should not be amused on this kind of tradgdies, what goes arround comes arround, people are responsiable for their own actions,I have leraned one lesson in life that only the good people are immediately punished on this earth to correct themselvs and to learn from their mistakes, we should not fool any one to achieve our own goals but to be patience and work hard, there is allways a reward for your good deeds.

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probono Publico

Nov 08, 2015 04:08pm

What's a personal issue or not and privacy is requested for self, family and children is one's prerogative. It's not Media Anchors to decide what's some one's personal life. Our Media Anchors most of them with domestic violence leads and spouse-beaters are calling shots at IK-RK domestic issue, they need to learn journalist decency, as Haroon Rahid and Hassan Nisar are so graceful.

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