<p>Additional Sessions Judge Malik Rafiq of the court in Lahore admitted the petition filed by a man named Safdar Ali, who alleged the cricketer was selling invitation cards for his 'walima' (reception) on April 27 for Rs 15,000 (about USD 200) each.<br />The judge listed the matter for hearing on May 3 and directed Shoaib to appear before him on that date.<br /><br />Ali, who described himself as a fan of Shoaib, said he had taken leave from work on April 27 to witness the walima.<br />"But then I found out that Shoaib is selling invitation cards for the event for Rs 15,000. He has hurt thousands of fans with his actions. He had made his wedding a business," Ali alleged.<br /><br />In a separate development, a man named Hasan Sheraz filed another petition in the Lahore High Court in which he alleged that Shoaib had violated a ban on serving more than one dish at marriage functions and the government’s order for such events to be concluded by 10 pm.<br /><br />Sheraz further alleged that a ban on using decorative lights at wedding functions had also been violated during a reception hosted for Shoaib and Sania in the cricketer’s hometown of Sialkot last night.<br /><br />"Cricketer Shaoib Malik has committed both violations. The reception in honour of the couple at Sialkot hockey stadium continued till midnight and decorative lights were used in abundance," Sheraz contended.<br /><br />He asked the court to penalise Shoaib for flouting the government's orders.<br />The government of Punjab province last year imposed a bar on serving more than one dish at wedding functions as part of a series of austerity measures.<br />The federal government recently imposed strict restrictions of the use of electricity as the country is grappling with a crippling energy shortage.</p>
<p>Additional Sessions Judge Malik Rafiq of the court in Lahore admitted the petition filed by a man named Safdar Ali, who alleged the cricketer was selling invitation cards for his 'walima' (reception) on April 27 for Rs 15,000 (about USD 200) each.<br />The judge listed the matter for hearing on May 3 and directed Shoaib to appear before him on that date.<br /><br />Ali, who described himself as a fan of Shoaib, said he had taken leave from work on April 27 to witness the walima.<br />"But then I found out that Shoaib is selling invitation cards for the event for Rs 15,000. He has hurt thousands of fans with his actions. He had made his wedding a business," Ali alleged.<br /><br />In a separate development, a man named Hasan Sheraz filed another petition in the Lahore High Court in which he alleged that Shoaib had violated a ban on serving more than one dish at marriage functions and the government’s order for such events to be concluded by 10 pm.<br /><br />Sheraz further alleged that a ban on using decorative lights at wedding functions had also been violated during a reception hosted for Shoaib and Sania in the cricketer’s hometown of Sialkot last night.<br /><br />"Cricketer Shaoib Malik has committed both violations. The reception in honour of the couple at Sialkot hockey stadium continued till midnight and decorative lights were used in abundance," Sheraz contended.<br /><br />He asked the court to penalise Shoaib for flouting the government's orders.<br />The government of Punjab province last year imposed a bar on serving more than one dish at wedding functions as part of a series of austerity measures.<br />The federal government recently imposed strict restrictions of the use of electricity as the country is grappling with a crippling energy shortage.</p>