NAROWAL: The Kartarpur Corridor reunites two brothers who separated 74 years ago amid chaotic partition.

       Muhammad Siddique, 80, and Habib, 78, separated 74 years ago at the time of partition. They hugged and cried and garlanded each other on the happy occasion of reunion.

       The Kartarpur administration distributed sweets.

       Siddique, a resident of Phugaran village on the outskirts of Faisalabad district, said he had contacted a Sikh social worker from Canada two years ago. He said the social worker had helped reunite the two brothers.

       According to Siddique, his brother and sister had gone to his grandparents’ house with his mother in 1947.

       “A civil war was raging on and my father and other family members decided to migrate immediately to save lives and we came to Pakistan,” he said.

       Habib from Indian Punjab said it was the happiest day of his life.

       The corridor is playing an important role in reuniting friends and relatives who separated during partition.

       The two brothers visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib and the officials also gave them gifts.

       Published in Dawn, January 13th, 2022