Sheikh Abdullah Aziz and his sister Mahinder Kaur were split apart seventy-five years ago during the Partition. But thanks to social media, they recently got back together at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
Sheikh Abdullah Aziz, 78, and his family arrived from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, while Mahinder Kaur, 81, and her family used the Kartarpur Corridor to travel from India to the gurdwara.
Sikh pilgrims from India can travel the 4 km-long Kartarpur Corridor to Darbar Sahib in Pakistan without a visa. Bhajan Singh’s family, who resided in Punjab, was divided during the partition. One of the family members, Aziz Azad, relocated to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, but the others stayed in Punjab.
Aziz Azad worked tirelessly to get in touch with his family, and it wasn’t until they saw each other’s social media posts that they realized they were estranged siblings.
Mahinder Kaur and Sheikh Abdullah Aziz were overjoyed to meet one another. The two families went to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur together, and Mahinder Kaur repeatedly hugged and kissed her brother. On Sunday, they ate together and exchanged gifts as a mark of their reconciliation.
Mahinder Kaur expressed her appreciation to the governments of Pakistan and India for their part in establishing the Kartarpur Corridor as a means of bringing people together. She hopes that the corridor will keep reuniting families that were split up during the division. Both siblings made the promise to reconnect in Pakistan through the corridor as they said goodbye that evening.
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