A Pakistani woman separated from her family during the 1947 Partition has met her Indian brothers for the first time after 75 years. Mumtaz Bibi, who was raised by a Muslim couple after being found as a child, reunited with her brothers Gurmukh Singh and Baldev Singh at the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan in April.
Their father Pala Singh had moved to India after his wife was killed in the violence, assuming his daughter had also died. In Pakistan, Mumtaz was adopted by a Muslim family. The brothers discovered her existence two years ago through social media, with help from Pakistani YouTuber Nasir Dhillon, whose channel Punjab Lehar reunites separated families.
After confirming her identity through their ancestral village, the brothers faced visa issues but arranged to meet at Kartarpur, a holy Sikh site accessible to Indian pilgrims via a visa-free corridor. The meeting was emotional, with the siblings hugging and weeping. They plan to apply for visas to visit each other.
Gurmukh Singh said the family accepted that Mumtaz was raised Muslim, stating, 'The same blood flows through her veins.' He called for easier travel between India and Pakistan, noting that Kartarpur has enabled many such reunions.
