Nimrat Kaur Says Father’s Assassination Left Her Without Closure

“He was actually kidnapped from a normal day at work. He was going somewhere for a duty that he had been assigned, and on his way back, he was kidnapped by people who posed as soldiers. They demanded the release of other prisoners and other demands over seven days. And on the seventh day, we got the news that he had been assassinated. I saw my father leave for work that morning, and I just remember him leaving…and then after that… the next time I saw him was in a coffin. So, there is no closure.”

“I think closure is one of the most misunderstood expectations we place upon people who are grieving. We imagine that there must eventually be an explanation, a final conversation, an apology, an answer or an emotional full stop after which a person can finally move forward. But life does not always provide endings that neat.”