Atiq's terminally ill wife and former front-line nurse. Initially unable to be consoled by Atiq, she eventually recognizes his unexpected feelings for the prisoner Zunaira. To save him and allow him to live, she sacrifices herself by taking Zunaira's place at the execution.
Loving but emotionally distant husband caring for his terminally ill wife.
Dying wife who forms an unspoken alliance with the prisoner to secure her husband's future.
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