Imran blames Mush regime for wedding break up
 

London, Sep 29:

"Jemima's spirit was broken by personal attacks on her by the regime of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, in a bid to sink me," Imran told Hello magazine.

"I think she gave up. She thought it was a never-ending struggle and she didn’t believe I would make it."

Imran called reports that he was hurt by her romance with Grant so soon after their divorce in June "nonsense".

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Jemima, 30, daughter of the late billionaire sir James Goldsmith, and actor Hugh Grant, 43, were seen strolling in Saint-Paul de Vence in the South of France, where they spent a holiday together, the Daily Telegraph reported on Wednesday.

It is grant's first serious relationship since his parting with Liz Hurley four years ago after a 14-year affair.

Imran said that because he was "attacking the corrupt elite", his wife "became a soft target".

"Because of her Jewish blood, she was accused of being part of a Zionist conspiracy to take over Pakistan. I thought this was so absurd that I didn’t even take it seriously, but it took a big toll on her.

"Jemima is obviously a very attractive woman, and I knew she would meet someone new and find a new life," khan, 50, said. There is no woman in my life. Actually, it is not a priority right now. I may never marry again," the famous former cricketer who led Pakistan to a world cup victory said.

Imran said there had been no financial settlement. A joint custody arrangement has been agreed over their sons, Sulaiman, seven, and Quasim, five.

"They will spend all their holidays with me in Pakistan, and whenever I am in London," he said.

Asked how he would feel if Jemima married Grant, Imran replied, "I would wish her the greatest happiness. She must make her own choices in life."

Imran recalled that when he married Jemima nine years ago, her father famously said that he would make "a wonderful first husband".

"He wasn’t the only one. Practically everyone I met said it wouldn’t be possible with the age gap and the difference in cultures. I didn’t notice the age gap because she was very intelligent and much more mature than girls of her age because of her unconventional upbringing."

He said, "Jemima married a romantic, an idealist, a man with big dreams. She did not marry a London socialite, some lounge lizard or man who lived simply to make money."

Although Imran blamed the break-up on the merciless attacks on himself and his wife after he established the Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party in Pakistan, friends also believe that her lonely existence in Islamabad, along with a paternity suit by his former lover Sita White over recognition of his daughter Tyrian, 12, were partly responsible.

"In the beginning the idea was that we would campaign together, but I had to pull her out of politics to shield her from it," Khan said.

"That is when our problems began because we were spending time apart. That then exacerbated the problems of a cross-cultural marriage and she inevitably missed her friends, family and home more than she might have."

Imran said since the divorce he had spoken only twice to his former wife.

"But there is a very deep bond between us and after a while I know we will be the closest of friends."  (PTI)
 

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