| 1. Tabassum, a Kashmiri nurse, was married to Afzal Guru, a co-conspirator of the 2001 Indian Parliament attack. |
| 2. Before their marriage, Tabassum and Afzal Guru were cousins. |
| 3. During an interview, Tabassum mentioned that Afzal affectionately called her 'Pyaari.' |
| 4. Tabassum and Afzal faced mistreatment from army officers near their home in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 5. In an interview, Tabassum recounted an incident where they were attacked with stones by men in uniforms on their way home. |
| 6. After the incident, Afzal was deeply affected and had swallowed painkillers. |
| 7. Tabassum suspected Afzal's involvement in the attack but never confronted him about it. |
| 8. She questioned whether Afzal deserved the death penalty for his actions. |
| 9. Following Afzal's execution in 2013, the Indian government denied his family's request to claim his body. |
| 10. Tabassum's son, Ghalib Guru, refused to watch his father's execution if given the chance. |
| 11. Tabassum believed that the Indian government's actions surrounding Afzal's execution were shameful. |
| 12. Tabassum read out letters written by Afzal during his imprisonment in an interview. |
| 13. Even years after Afzal's execution, security forces would monitor Tabassum's house in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 14. Tabassum humorously invites security forces to her house despite their invasive checks. |
| 15. Afzal Guru was hanged on 09/02/2013 after 12 years of solitary confinement and was buried within the premises of Delhi's Tihar Jail. |
| 16. Tabassum has repeatedly requested successive governments to allow her family to give Afzal a decent burial according to Islamic law and their traditions. |
| 17. She insists her family is apolitical and wants no politics over Guru's death, focusing on her son Ghalib's education and normal life. |
