92-year-old Indian man reunites with Pak-based nephew after 75 years

A 92-year-old man from Punjab's Jalandhar met his nephew from Pakistan after 75 years at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib with the help of the internet.

In a moving reunion, a 92-year-old man from India’s Punjab met his nephew from Pakistan at the historic Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib on Monday, 75 years after they were separated at the time of Partition in which many of their relatives were killed in communal violence.

Sarwan Singh hugged his brother’s son Mohan Singh, now known as Abdul Khaliq, after being brought up in a Muslim family in Pakistan, at the historic Gurdwara in Narowal, some 130 km from Lahore and the final resting place of Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak Dev.Some members of both families were also present on the occasion.

“Khaliq sahib touched the feet of his uncle and hugged him for several minutes,” Muhammad Naeem, a relative of Khaliq, told PTI over the phone on his return from the Kartarpur Corridor. He said both uncle and nephew spent four hours together and shared memories and ways of living in their respective countries.

Both Singh and Khaliq were clad in white kurta pajamas with the former donning a black turban and the latter a white one. Upon their reunion, the relatives garlanded them and also showered rose petals on them.

“We can’t explain our feelings in words but it is the blessing of God that we reunited after 75 years,” Khaliq’s relative Javed quoted them as having said.

He said Singh may come to Pakistan after getting a visa to stay with his nephew for a longer period.

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