<p>The Hyderabad police had on April 5 seized his passport and deposited it in a local court after Shoaib’s first wife Ayesha Siddiqui lodged a case of cheating against him for denying their marriage. This was to prevent the cricketer from leaving the country while police investigations were on. <br /><br />The return of the passport has been facilitated after Ayesha withdrew her complaint against Shoaib following an amicable divorce of the couple achieved at the intervention by community elders. <br /><br />The court order comes in response to a petition filed by Shoaib in the high court to fast-track the return of his passport that would have taken more than a week in the normal course of action.</p>
<p>The Hyderabad police had on April 5 seized his passport and deposited it in a local court after Shoaib’s first wife Ayesha Siddiqui lodged a case of cheating against him for denying their marriage. This was to prevent the cricketer from leaving the country while police investigations were on. <br /><br />The return of the passport has been facilitated after Ayesha withdrew her complaint against Shoaib following an amicable divorce of the couple achieved at the intervention by community elders. <br /><br />The court order comes in response to a petition filed by Shoaib in the high court to fast-track the return of his passport that would have taken more than a week in the normal course of action.</p>
