DHAKA: Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan wed a TV journalist in a simple ceremony at his Islamabad home Thursday, ending years of speculation surrounding the former playboy cricketer widely considered his country’s most eligible man.

Imran Khan, who is 62 and the father of two sons from his previous marriage to British socialite Jemima Khan (née Goldsmith), tied the knot with Reham Khan, the 41-year-old host of a Pakistani political talk show in an Islamic ceremony before a handful of witnesses, a spokeswoman said, reports The Straits Times.

‘There are no wedding or valima receptions. Tomorrow food will be distributed amongst poor children,’ Khan’s party spokeswoman Shireen Mazari said, referring to additional marriage events typical of traditional, elaborate Pakistani weddings.

Khan wore a cream-coloured Sherwani, the national dress of Pakistan, while Reham wore an off-white Peshwaz dress with red brocade border.

BDST: 2050 HRS, JAN 08, 2015