Three Siblings Reunite After Seven Decades at Nankana Sahib
Posted: 27 Nov 2018 07:34 PM PST
NANKANA SAHIB, West Punjab, Pakistan—Among the usual celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Ji’s 549^th birth anniversary, the Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, Punjab witnessed an emotional reunion of siblings on November 25.

Two Muslim sisters – Ulfat Bibi, Mairaj Bibi – hugged and greeted their Sikh brother Sardar Beant Singh whom they had not met for over seven decades.
The family was resident of Paracha village near Dera Baba Nanak (Gurdaspur, India) before the historic partition. However, in the partition a daughter and son went missing.
The family later migrated to Pakistan leaving behind their two children. The mother, Allah Rakhi, later contacted one of her former neighbors and learnt the whereabouts of her son Beant Singh.
Since then Beant Singh has been in contact with his sisters over letters and phone calls and only this year planned a pilgrimage to the Nankana Sahib’s Gurdwara Janam Asthan where he had the opportunity to meet his sisters.
Speaking to the media, Ulfat Bibi expressed the desire to be allowed to travel to India where she can meet her sister-in-law, nieces and nephews.
Ulfat and Miraj have appealed Prime Minister Imran Khan to extend their brother’s visa if he cannot be granted Pakistan nationality.
Pakistan and India have decided to open the Kartarpur border corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims access to one of their holiest shrine Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib situated on the banks of River Ravi in a move that analysts say might thaw the frosty relationship between the two neighbors.