Monday, July 11 2005 18:28 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Karachi: After weeks of speculation, the word is officially out now.

The wedding of Javed Miandad's son with Dawood Ibrahim's daughter will take place on July 23 in Dubai followed by a grand reception on August 4 in Karachi.

The dates of the 'nikaah' and the reception were revealed to sources in Karachi by the legendary cricketer himself, scotching unconfirmed reports in a section of the media that the wedding had already taken place.

"The 'nikaah' will take place on July 23 and the reception will be held here on August 4. I hope this will bring to an end all speculation about the wedding," Miandad said.

"We are now busy with preparations for the big occasion. Everyone is very happy with this development," the former Pakistan captain said.

As many as 250-300 guests would attend the wedding in Dubai while the reception would be a much bigger affair with a guest list of around 3,000 people, he said.

Miandad's son Junaid and Dawood's daughter Mahrukh live in England where they are pursuing their studies.