Sika Khan has been granted a visa by the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi to visit his brother Muhammed Siddique and other family members in Pakistan.
After 74 years apart, the two brothers were recently reunited in Kartarpur Corridor.
Today, Pakistan High Commission issues visa to Sika Khan to visit his brother, Muhammed Siddique and other family members in Pakistan. The two brothers separated in 1947 were recently reunited after 74 years at Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. pic.twitter.com/SAmkGmaQKT
— Pakistan High Commission India (@PakinIndia) January 28, 2022
Siddique, 80, of Bogra, on the outskirts of Faisalabad, reunited with his brother who had been separated during the Partition.
His mother travelled to visit his parents in Indian Punjab two days before Pakistan’s independence, he claims, with his younger brother Habib, who was just a few months old.
Siddique continued expecting his mother to return after the Partition, but she never did. He was reunited with his younger brother Habib, who subsequently became known as Sika Khan, after 74 years.
Sika Khan also met with CDA Aftab Hasan Khan and interacted with Mission's officers. He appreciated his interaction and thanked the CDA for the cooperation extended to him. pic.twitter.com/ZS4zSpia9j
— Pakistan High Commission India (@PakinIndia) January 28, 2022
The two brothers fell into tears as soon as they spotted each other at Kartarpur, according to a short video footage that went popular on social media.
The passageway, according to Habib, gave an opportunity for him to meet his brother. The gathering was organised by an NGO called “Punjabi Lehar,” which has already helped reunite many families and friends who had been separated since 1947.
Friends in Indian Punjab, according to NGO representatives, were extremely helpful in locating Siddique’s brother.
It had previously released videos of Siddique, following which individuals who knew him in Indian Punjab called him, and the two brothers were eventually reunited in the corridor.
“The narrative of the two brothers is a powerful illustration of how Pakistan’s historic opening of the visa-free Kartarpur Sahib Corridor in November 2019 is bringing people closer together,” according to a statement from the Pakistan embassy.
The story of the two brothers is a powerful illustration of how the historic opening of the visa-free Kartarpur Sahib Corridor in November 2019 by Pakistan is bringing people closer to each other. pic.twitter.com/pqdMJsDIgC
— Pakistan High Commission India (@PakinIndia) January 28, 2022
In the Indian capital, Sika Khan met Charge d’Affaires Aftab (CDA) Hasan Khan and talked with the mission’s officers.
“He thanked the CDA for their cooperation and expressed his gratitude for his interaction.”
