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Return to Pakistan

Posted: Tue May 17, 2016 12:45 am
by Guest
Hello everyone !

I am a journalist researching a story about Partition for a documentary project.
I was hoping to get in touch with a Sikh that came from Pakistan to India during partition and is now planning on going back to Pakistan. Are any of you in such a situation ? Or do you know anyone who is planning to return ?

Thank you for your help,
Best regards,

Eloise

Re: Return to Pakistan

Posted: Wed May 18, 2016 6:55 am
by Nihal Singh Kanakpuria
You mean planning to return for Good ?

I highly doubt you will come across any Sikh from partition era who is planning to return to Pakistan for good, it wouldnt make sense as
-Minorities are more marginalized and persecuted in pakistan
-Makes less economic sense to return back to Pakistan
-Most Hindu/Sikhs they knew would have moved to India as well (its like the rest or extended family is still living in Pakistan)
-By now they have already setup and lived most of their life in India Someone from Partition era mean the person is 70 atleast.

-Nihal

Re: Return to Pakistan

Posted: Thu May 26, 2016 6:01 am
by swarn bains
the man who is in charge of punjab book shop sector 22 in chandigarh came from pakistan and goes to pakistan many times. ask him about it last name is virk i do not know first name. I know some more people but they did not go back to pakistan