Celebrity couple crosses borders
India and Pakistan are gripped with the news of a high-profile cross-border engagement. The families of Pakistani cricketer, Shoaib Malik, and Indian tennis star, Sania Mirza, say the two will marry next month. Anchor Jeb Sharp gets the gossip from the BBC’s Rahul Tandon in Kolkatta, India.
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