A Pakistani cricket player and actress named Sana Javed have announced their second marriage. To corroborate the rumours, Malik and Sana shared images on social media.
Izaan, a five-year-old son of the former captain of Pakistan, was born into a family with Sania Mirza.
Long-running rumours of Malik and Javed's relationship were stoked when the former captain of Pakistan sent a birthday greeting to the actress last year, captioning it 'Happy Birthday Buddy' and including a photo of the two.
Amid rumours of a split with Mirza, Malik's wedding post surprised many on both sides of the border. In a customary Muslim ceremony, the two were wed in Hyderabad in 2010 and subsequently celebrated their marriage with a Walima ceremony in Sialkot, Pakistan. In addition, Malik and Mirza have a 2018-born son named Izhaan.
The disintegration of their relationship is said to have occurred somewhere in the first half of 2021, while the exact cause is unknown. Sania and Shoaib's social media presence suggests that they are still active on Instagram, where they frequently share photos and stories of themselves travelling the world and posing with their child on Dubai beaches.
A few days prior, Sania Mirza posted a mysterious comment on her Instagram stories that said, 'Divorce is hard.'
'Marriage is hard. Divorce is hard. Choose your hard. Obesity is hard. Being fit is hard. Choose your hard. Being in debt is hard. Being financially disciplined is hard. Choose your hard. Communication is hard. Not communicating is hard. Choose your hard. Life will never be easy. It will always be hard. But we can choose our hard. Pick wisely (sic),' on her Instagram account.