Shahid Afridi, veteran cricketer, and former Pakistan captain has penned a heartfelt message for his daughter, Ansha, sharing his feelings about her marriage with quick bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.
The rukhsati (seeing off) ceremony of the couple befell in Karachi, seven months after the couple formally married in a nikkah ceremony in February this yr following their engagement two years in the past.
Taking to X, previously Twitter, the all-rounder wrote an emotional and touching publish sharing Urdu couplets devoted to his daughter.
“Aya tha ghar important noor abhi kal ki baat hai
Rukhsat bhi ho raha hai wo ankhon kay saamney
Dooba hua bhi hai terey baba ka dil magar
Umeed subh-e-nau isey ayi hai thamney,” Afridi wrote.
Together with the couplet, the previous Pakistan captain shared two photographs of himself with the newly wedded couple. In each pictures, taken from the again, Afridi is seen lovingly holding onto his daughter and son-in-law in a nice temper.
In one of many footage, the previous all-rounder is seen leaning in direction of Ansha, expressing his feelings of a father seeing his daughter off.
Within the picture, Afridi’s daughter is seen sporting an intricately-designed pink costume, embellished with gold zardozi and sequin work.
Pictures from the marriage, which befell at a non-public marriage ceremony venue in Karachi, have gone viral on social media with Shaheen seen mingling with company and fellow cricketer and Pakistan captain Babar Azam amid the joyous event.
The 23-year-old quick bowler arrived on the venue to obtain his bride together with his household, whereas the rukhsati (seeing off) ceremony was decked with a various visitor checklist which included former captain Misbah-ul-Haq, Saeed Anwar, Tanveer Ahmed, and Sohail Khan.
The couple bought married seven months in the past in Karachi. Nevertheless, Ansha’s rukhsati was placed on maintain till September. Their valima ceremony will, nonetheless, be held in Islamabad on September 21.
