Pakistani tennis star Qureshi set to tie the knot
July 11th, 2011 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, July 11 (IANS) Pakistan’s ace tennis player Aisamul-Haq Qureshi has decided to tie the knot with a Britain-based Pakistani girl.
Aisam, who made headlines in the country when he reached the US Open doubles final last year with Indian partner Rohan Bopanna, has been engaged to Faha Makhdum, Aisam’s father Ihtishamul Haq told IANS Monday.
Makhdum lives in Ipswich. She has done her BSc Hons in Psychology from the University of Essex and her MSc in Therapeutic Counselling (BACP accredited). She has worked for the Pakistani High Commission in England and also practised as a trainee counsellor for Stepping Stones East in 2010.
Aisam, 31, has a huge fan following in his home country and has become a heartthrob of thousand of girls after his success in the tennis world.
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