<p>The bride, Sana Hilal, and Asif's 'rukhsati' ceremony took place six months after their 'nikah' due to the pacer's commitments with the Pakistan team.<br /><br />"It is a relief to finally bring my wife home. We have waited for a while now to be together as I have been busy on foreign tours with the team," Asif told the media at the wedding reception.<br /><br />The colorful reception in the posh defence area was attended by a large number of Asif's teammates including Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq and some former players and officials.<br /><br />Ironically, both Asif and Butt are serving a provisional suspension imposed on them by the ICC for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing.<br /><br />Asif entered into Nikah with Sana after breaking up with actress and model Veena Malik after a much publicised affair which ended in acrimony with both going to court against each other over a monetary dispute earlier this year.<br /><br />Asif said he hoped that his wife would bring him good luck and change his life and cricket career for the better."I am feeling happy that finally I can settle down to married life. It was a marriage of my own will," he said.</p>
<p>The bride, Sana Hilal, and Asif's 'rukhsati' ceremony took place six months after their 'nikah' due to the pacer's commitments with the Pakistan team.<br /><br />"It is a relief to finally bring my wife home. We have waited for a while now to be together as I have been busy on foreign tours with the team," Asif told the media at the wedding reception.<br /><br />The colorful reception in the posh defence area was attended by a large number of Asif's teammates including Salman Butt, Mohammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Misbah-ul-Haq and some former players and officials.<br /><br />Ironically, both Asif and Butt are serving a provisional suspension imposed on them by the ICC for their alleged involvement in spot-fixing.<br /><br />Asif entered into Nikah with Sana after breaking up with actress and model Veena Malik after a much publicised affair which ended in acrimony with both going to court against each other over a monetary dispute earlier this year.<br /><br />Asif said he hoped that his wife would bring him good luck and change his life and cricket career for the better."I am feeling happy that finally I can settle down to married life. It was a marriage of my own will," he said.</p>