Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi’s elder daughter Aqsa Afridi gave birth to her first child on Tuesday.
Taking to his Instagram account, Afridi shared the blessed news with his fans, saying: “Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed Aqsa and Naseer with beautiful Aira.”
“Daughters are the purest reflection of His mercy and the most precious blessing. Keep us in your prayers,” the former cricketer wrote, expressing his joy at becoming a grandparent for the second time.
Afridi also posted a sweet photo of the newborn baby’s tiny feet being held by the parents.
Aqsa was intimately married to Naseer in December 2022. marriage The ceremony, along with Rakshasti (a ceremony when the bride formally moves to her husband’s house) is taking place next year.
“My dear daughter – it seems only yesterday that I held you in my arms – and that day I promised myself that I would never leave you. Even though you are about to start a new chapter in your life. Ho, you are always my heart because I am the man who loved you first,” Afridi wrote for his daughter.
“May Allah keep you both safe and give you the opportunity to live a beautiful life together. Amen,” he wrote.
In early August, Afridi’s second daughter Insha and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi welcomed their first child, named Ali Yar.