Pakistan ruling party’s lawmaker Aamir ties the knot for the third time

In a surprise move, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmaker from Karachi city and TV show host Aamir Liaquat took to social media to announce he tied the knot (again) on Wednesday night, Dawn News reported on Thursday.

The news comes less than 24 hours after Syeda Tuba Anwar announced her divorce from Liaquat.

Liaquat, 49, shared the news of his marriage on Instagram. "Last night [I] tied [the] knot with Syeda Dania Shah, 18, " he said. "She belong[s] to an honourable Najeeb ut Tarfain 'Sadaat' family of Lodhran, South Punjab. [She is] Saraiki, lovely, charming, simple and darling. I would like to request all of my well wishers [to] please pray for us, I have just passed [through a] dark tunnel, it was a wrong turn."

He also tagged several news publications and, strangely enough, an unverified Election Commission of Pakistan account in the post.

Aamir’s latest bride also took to Instagram to announce the marriage. She called the television personality and now husband her “childhood ideal.”

Liaquat's marriage announcement was not the first post on his Instagram featuring Dania Shah. He'd been posting pictures of Shah well before this, hinting at something "coming soon" and "on the way."

Tuba Anwar took to social media on Wednesday night to officially announce her divorce from Aamir Liaquat.

Tuba Anwar posted on Instagram on Feb.9 to share the news with her followers. "With a heavy heart I want to make people aware of a development in my life," she said. "My close family and friends are aware that after a separation of 14 months, it was evident that there was no hope for reconciliation in sight and I had to opt to take khula from the court.

"I cannot express how difficult it has been but I trust Allah and His plans," she added. "I would appeal to everyone that my decision is respected during these testing times."

Liaquat, 49, married 28-year-old media executive Tuba Anwar in 2018. After the marriage was announced, his first wife, Syed Bushra Iqbal, took to social media to reveal the hurt that it caused her. She said Liaquat divorced her over the phone.

In 2021, Liaquat battled rumours of getting married a third time after actor and model Haniya Khan claimed to be his wife. The Aalim Online host denied the claim through an Instagram video, saying, "I only have one marriage, which is with Tuba."

Netizens have been reacting to the news of Aamir’s third marriage making him trend on the micro-blogging site.