A Christian family reunited after 75 years at the Kartarpur Corridor. They were separated during the partition of the sub-continent.
Shahid Rafiq Matoo, a resident of Manawala in Nankana Sahib, along with his family met his relatives from India in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. It was the first time that both families have met since 1947.
According to Rafiq Matoo, his grandfather Iqbal Masih arrived in Pakistan after partition whereas his two brothers, Bakhshish Masih and Inayat Masih, stayed in India.
Though Inayat Masih came to Pakistan, he could not meet other family members. He also revealed that his grandfather and his two brothers have died but now their families have been reunited after such a long time.
He said, “These are very happy moments for us. We had contacts on WhatsApp but today was the first time we were meeting our family members.”
He also added that his family members from India live in Amritsar. Six family members, including his cousin arrived at Kartarpur Corridor while eight members of Matoo’s family came from Manawala.
Earlier this year, two brothers reunited after 74 years at Kartarpur Corridor. They separated from each other during the partition.
