Families of Mohammad Ismaeel, Surinder Kaur have been residing in Jalandhar district earlier than the partition.

Lahore:

Two cousins, separated in the course of the Partition 76 years in the past, have been reunited on the landmark Kartarpur Corridor, in an emotional assembly made potential by means of social media, a Pakistani official stated on Monday.

Mohammad Ismaeel and his cousin Surinder Kaur, each of their 80s, reached Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur from their respective cities in Pakistan and India and had an emotional reunion on Sunday.

An official of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) informed PTI that the administration of Karatarpur Sahib facilitated the reunion of the cousins and provided sweets and langar to them.

Another household reunion, at Darbar Sahib Kartarpur Corridor.
Mr. Muhammad Ismael from Sahiwal, Pakistan
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— PMU Kartarpur Official (@PmuKartarpur) October 21, 2023

Mohammad Ismaeel belongs to the Sahiwal district of Punjab, some 200 km from Lahore, and Surinder Kaur is from Jalandhar.

The households of Mohammad Ismaeel and Surinder Kaur have been residing in Shahkot city of Jalandhar district earlier than the partition when the riots separated them.

A Pakistani Punjabi YouTube channel posted the story of Mohammad Ismaeel, following which one Sardar Mission Singh from Australia contacted him and knowledgeable him about his lacking members of the family in India.

Singh gave Mohammad Ismaeel the phone variety of Surinder Kaur after which each cousins spoke and determined to fulfill at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib by way of Kartarpur Corridor.

Emotional scenes have been witnessed throughout their reunion.

Surinder Kaur and his members of the family from India additionally carried out non secular rituals.

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. Indian Sikh pilgrims can entry the 4 km-long hall and go to the Darbar Sahib with out visas. 

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