Open your eyes Kulsoom, Nawaz Sharif pleads with wife in unseen video
Lahore, Sep 12: An unseen of video of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif bidding farewell to his wife Begum Kulsoom Nawaz for the last time has gone viral on social media soon after the death of Pakistan's former first lady in London Tuesday.
In
the
video,
a
visibly
emotional
Sharif
can
be
seen
talking
to
his
unconscious
wife
in
a
London
hospital
before
his
return
to
Pakistan
on
July
12
to
serve
his
11-year
jail
term.
Sharif
can
be
heard
saying
in
Urdu,
"May
God
give
you
strength."
Nawaz Sharif, his daughter and son-in-law granted parole to attend Kulsoom's funeral
"Open your eyes, Kulsoom," he is heard pleading to her.
Unseen video of Nawaz engaging with Kulsoom before returning to Pakistan pic.twitter.com/WsGwnNgjIx
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) September 11, 2018
Ahead of his departure from London, Sharif had said his wife finally opened her eyes for a few seconds - something he had revealed a day prior that he wished for.
He,
however,
regretted
having
to
leave
her
in
such
state
to
return
to
the
country.
At
that
time,
he
had
said
that
he
was
leaving
behind
his
ailing
wife
in
Allah's
protection
and
returning
to
Pakistan
regardless
of
whether
he
was
"taken
to
prison
or
gallows".
Nawaz Sharif's wife Begum Kulsoom passes away in London
Kulsoom died Tuesday in London after a protracted battle with throat cancer.
Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar are currently serving jail terms in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi after being convicted by an accountability court in a corruption case in July.