ISLAMABAD – Setting the record straight on rumours regarding PakistanTehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s alleged third marriage, astatement issued by the party on Sunday claimed that Khan had proposedmarriage to Bushra Maneka, believed to be a respected Pir (faith healer) inPakpattan.

According to the statement issued by the Chairman’s Secretariat, Maneka has”asked for time to make a final decision after consulting her family,including her children”.

Bushra Maneka, who is in her 40s, is from the Wattoo clan, of which theManekas are a sub-clan. She was married to Khawar Farid Maneka, a seniorcustoms official in Islamabad.

“It is indeed sad to see this extremely private and sensitive matter bemade the subject of erroneous story leading to all manner of publicconjecture,” the notification said, adding that it was “regrettable” thatstory was reported as it involves “a very private lady who is not in publiclife.”

The notification added that the reports had put an “unacceptable burden” onManeka and Khan’s children, who learnt of the incident though the media.