In Pictures: Reminiscing The Extraordinary Life Of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz

After being in coma for months, Begum Kulsoom Nawaz, Former First Lady of Pakistan, passed away on the 11th of September, 2018. The tragic news not only devastated the Lady’s jailed daughter and husband but also broke the whole country into a state of mourning. In a bid to pay tribute, let us reminisce the extraordinary life of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz in pictures.

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April 1971: Kulsoom ties the knot with Nawaz Sharif, (who was to become) the three-time Premier of Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Nawaz pose with their first born Hussain Nawaz in this picture shared by Maryam Nawaz on her Twitter.

April 1, 1993: Nawaz Sharif, the then Prime Minister of Pakistan and First Lady Kulsoom Nawaz photographed in Berlin, Germany. Later, in October 1993 Nawaz was ousted by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan who dissolved the National Assembly.

2000: Kulsoom Nawaz’s political career started during Nawaz Sharif’s second tenure when her husband was imprisoned by Gen. Pervez Musharraf following a military coup.

As Kulsoom put up a struggle against the strong dictator to free her husband, she was announced the interim president of the party in 2000.

2015: the United States then First Lady welcomes Pakistan’s then-First Lady Kulsoom Nawaz in the Blue Room of the White House.

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April 2017: The couple celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary last year.

Abu & Ami celebrating their 46th anniversary at my Dadi's house
🎊💑🎂🎉 Abu's siblings brought the cake 😍 @CMShehbaz pic.twitter.com/J6DTb4kTtR

— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) April 2, 2017

Nawaz Sharif and Kulsoom Nawaz taking a walk down the street.

The Sharifs performing Umrah!

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Nawaz Sharif and Begum Kulsoom Nawaz captured at an event.

Begum Kulsoom Nawaz was under treatment for cancer at London’s Harley Street Clinic since June 2017.

September 2017: Begum Kulsoom Nawaz became a member of National Assembly after defeating Dr. Yasmin Rashid of PTI in by-election of the National Assembly constituency NA-120 Lahore-III.

A video posted on Twitter shows Nawaz Sharif visiting Kulsoom Nawaz for the last time before returning to Pakistan for an arrest.

Unseen video of Nawaz engaging with Kulsoom before returning to Pakistan pic.twitter.com/WsGwnNgjIx

— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) September 11, 2018

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