HC tells cops to return Shoaib's passport

The Andhra  Pradesh High Court on  Monday directed the Hyderabad Police to return the passport of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.

With the High Court passing this order, the decks have been cleared for the return of the Pakistani cricketer along with his wife Sania. A grand reception is awaiting the couple in Lahore.

As reported earlier, Shoaib's passport was impounded by Hyderabad Police following an FIR lodged against him by his erstwhile wife Ayesha Siddiqui.

Following a compromise Shoaib reached with Ayesha, she withdrew her complaint against Shoaib and the police have already closed the case against Shoaib.

However, Shoaib was yet to get back his passport as the police had by then deposited the passport in the court. Shoaib has been waiting for his passport to get back to Pakistan with his wife Sania.

Sania and Shoaib Malik are expected to be in Mumbai on Monday evening, where they will be shooting for a magazine cover, according to sources close to Sania’s family. “Sania and Shoaib will be doing a photo shoot for a magazine cover in Mumbai. The make-up will be done by the Mumbai-based Mansoor Khan, who also did Sania’s wedding make up.”