PTI
Lahore, May 22
A Sikh lady and her brother, separated throughout the Partition more than 75 years in the past, have been reunited on the landmark Kartarpur Corridor, in an emotional reunion made doable by way of social media.
An different separated household meetup at kartarpur Corridor (a Corridor of Peace). Mr sheikh Abdul Aziz and his sister Mohinder kaur who acquired separated on the time of partition in 1947 met at Gurdwara Sri Darbar Sahib kartarpur.
Both households have been very completely satisfied and praised the federal government pic.twitter.com/TACb7O7SjH— PMU Kartarpur Official (@PmuKartarpur) May 20, 2023
Mahendra Kaur, 81, from India, reunited with her 78-year-old brother Sheikh Abdul Aziz from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the Kartarpur Corridor after they discovered by way of a social media put up that they have been siblings separated throughout the Partition in 1947.
The two households found that Kaur and Aziz have been estranged siblings after connecting by way of a social media put up detailing the separation of a person and his sister throughout the Partition.
During the Partition, the household of Sardar Bhajan Singh from the Indian facet of Punjab was tragically torn aside when Aziz relocated to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, whereas his different members of the family remained in India, mentioned Imran Sheikh, a member of the family of Aziz.
He married at a younger age however all the time had a longing to reunite together with his dad and mom and different members of the family.
(*75*) Sunday, Kaur and Aziz arrived on the Kartapur Corridor on wheel-chairs. Emotional scenes of the household reunion have been witnessed, with the members of the family singing songs and showering flowers to precise their love.
Overwhelmed with pleasure, Kaur repeatedly hugged her brother and kissed his fingers and the 2 households additionally visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur collectively, sitting facet by facet and sharing a meal.
They additionally exchanged items as an emblem of their reunion.
Following the joyful reunion, the Kartarpur administration adorned each households with garlands and distributed sweets.
The Kartarpur Corridor hyperlinks Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the ultimate resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in India’s Punjab state.
The 4 km-long hall offers visa-free entry to Indian Sikh pilgrims to go to the Darbar Sahib.