<p>Gul led the 'barat' to the Peshawar Garrison Club, where the wedding ceremony was held.<br />Following a colourful musical programme at the club, he took his bride home.<br /><br />Sources close to Gul's family said the 'nikah' was held two days ago. The cricketer said he hoped the new phase in his life would bring him a lot of happiness.<br /><br />He said an upcoming tour would also be his honeymoon. Asked by reporters to disclose the name of his bride, Gul said: "Don't ask about her name. It is not considered good in Pashtun".<br /><br />Though Gul remained cagey about his bride, sources said her family hails from the militancy-hit Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.<br /><br />Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Sports Minister Syed Aaqil Shah and local cricketers attended the ceremony.<br /><br />The 'walima' or reception by the bridegroom's family will be held at Green Garden in the Army Garrison Park tomorrow night.<br /><br />Pakistani cricketers Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan, Yasir Hameed, Fazle Akbar, Kabir Khan and Wajahatullah Wasti and national selector Farrukh Zaman are expected to attend the function.<br /><br />The provincial Governor and Chief Minister too have been invited to the event.</p>
<p>Gul led the 'barat' to the Peshawar Garrison Club, where the wedding ceremony was held.<br />Following a colourful musical programme at the club, he took his bride home.<br /><br />Sources close to Gul's family said the 'nikah' was held two days ago. The cricketer said he hoped the new phase in his life would bring him a lot of happiness.<br /><br />He said an upcoming tour would also be his honeymoon. Asked by reporters to disclose the name of his bride, Gul said: "Don't ask about her name. It is not considered good in Pashtun".<br /><br />Though Gul remained cagey about his bride, sources said her family hails from the militancy-hit Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.<br /><br />Provincial Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain, Sports Minister Syed Aaqil Shah and local cricketers attended the ceremony.<br /><br />The 'walima' or reception by the bridegroom's family will be held at Green Garden in the Army Garrison Park tomorrow night.<br /><br />Pakistani cricketers Shahid Afridi, Younus Khan, Yasir Hameed, Fazle Akbar, Kabir Khan and Wajahatullah Wasti and national selector Farrukh Zaman are expected to attend the function.<br /><br />The provincial Governor and Chief Minister too have been invited to the event.</p>