*LONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said he didn’tcatch a glimpse of his wife, Bushra Maneka, until after they were married.*
In an interview to a British media outlet, he said he proposed to herwithout seeing her because she had never met him without her face beingcovered with a full veil.
“The only idea I had of what she looked like came from an old photograph Ihad seen in her house.”
He explained that his bride is a leading scholar and spiritual guide in themystic Sufi branch of Islam and she will not meet men other than herhusband with her face uncovered, nor venture unveiled outside her house,which she rarely leaves.
About his marriage to Reham Khan, Mr. Khan said, “Normally I don’t sayanything about Reham, but I will say this: I’ve made some mistakes in mylife, but my second marriage has to be the biggest.”
He said that if he does win the election, Ms Maneka will not attendofficial functions.