Long lost friend gets Jalandhar's soil in reunion at Kartarpur

SHAKARGARH: The Partition divided families and friends, with many harrowing accounts of those who went through the ordeal have been recorded.

However, if you meet any of the migrants, they would recall their love of the place of their birth, whether it is in Pakistan or India. Their love for the land of their birth is something they cherish and recall all their lives. It is like it is embedded in their souls.

We have seen many incidents in the past when long-lost friends would connect. And with the establishment of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Narowal, many families from India and Pakistan have met at the temple.

The location is ideal as it allows people to reconnect without having to cross the border with the hassle of obtaining a visa. The Kartarpur Corridor has seen many friends and families reunite.

One such story was shared recently by the management of the temple.

Taj Muhammad and Sardar Manohar Singh were friends before the Partition, but that went down the drain after the divide of the subcontinent.

However, with the arrival of social media, they both connected and that friendship was rekindled.

But for Muhammad, who has now made his home in Okara, the thing that he always remembered was the soil of his place of birth Kugh Jalandhar.

So, when the long-lost friends two decided to meet at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Muhammad asked his friend to bring the village’s soil.

When the two friends met, the gift brought by Singh showed that “soil where a person is born is embedded in their soul”.

“Something similar was seen when Taj Muhammad from Okara (Pakistan) met Sardar Manohar Singh who came from his native village of Kugh Jalandhar (India) through the Kartarpur Corridor,” said the Project Management Unit for Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

According to the authorities, Muhammad and Singh expressed happiness and said that they were very grateful to the Pakistani government and PMU Kartarpur because of which they met after 75 years.

“The Kartarpur Corridor reunited me with Jalandhar's soil and friend,” Muhammad told Geo News.