Kin rue as uncle misses Hussain's elevation to Pak presidency

As Agra celebrates the election of "local boy" Mamnoon Hussain as the president of Pakistan, one household in the city cannot help but mourn the blow of fate which denied a man the chance to congratulate his nephew for bringing honour and prestige to the family.
Haji Nizamuddin, the uncle of the newly-elected Pakistan president passed away on Sunday, a couple of days before his nephew was elected to the high office.
"We had made all preparations to mark our uncle's elevation as the President of Pakistan. Alas, those plans had to be dropped after the tragedy in the family," said Nazmuddin, the son of the deceased and a nephew of the new Pakistan head of state.

Nizamuddin died of a heart attack on Sunday night.
"Father used to always talk about the hospitality extended to him by uncle (Mamnoon) and his wife when he visited them in Pakistan in 1992," said Nazmuddin.
"He never failed to cite the achievements of uncle to the younger members of our family in order to motivate them," he added.
Hussain was born in Agra in 1940 and spent his childhood here before his family migrated to Pakistan in 1948, leaving their family mansion and many relatives behind.
A close aide of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Hussain was elected as the 12th President of Pakistan after trouncing his lone opponent in a one-sided contest yesterday.