The 31-year-old research officer said her Pakistani husband Nasir Mahmood Qadri Nisar Ahmed, 39, took their son Muhammad Bilal to a family gathering on July 26.
“He refused to take me along, saying that it was a private gathering,” said Salwanis, who later went to search for him at the KL International Airport (KLIA).
Pining for son: Salwanis holding up photos of her husband and baby who are believed to be in Dubai.
“They told me he boarded a flight to Dubai at 11.14am the same day,” Salwanis told reporters at a press conference organised by Putera Umno here yesterday.
He called her the next day to tell her he would be going to Johannesburg, South Africa.
“I didn't expect this at all, as he was a religious man who lived according to the Sunnah. He has always treated me well. However, I have never met his family except for a female cousin,” said Salwanis.
The couple met on the Internet and married here last year after a whirlwind courtship.
She said her husband had an import-export business in sports goods and they later opened a supermarket in Serdang Jaya.
“Now that he's gone, I have to pay the monthly instalments for our car and for the supermarket premises,” she said, adding that she lodged a police report on July 28.
“Parents must do a background check on the future husbands of their daughters , especially if they are foreigners, to avoid cases like this,” said Putera chairman Datuk Abdul Azeez, adding that the movement would help Salwanis find her son.
Those who have information on the case can call Putera Umno at the toll-free number (Malaysia) 1300-88-113.
normally, the woman will run away with baby but this one is the reverse