The Daily News; 25th October 1992

KARACHI – Another woman Ghulam Fatima who lost to her family just after the establishment of Pakistan, joined her relatives after 45 long years, following efforts made by the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust International.

Ghulam Fatima’s cousins Jan Mohammed and Fazlun Bibi who reached the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust’s Rehabilitation Center in Islamabad from Sahiwal to take their Auntie seemed very happy to see her.

Fazlun Bibi embraced her. Tears of joy were visible in the eyes of both Fazlun Bibi and Ghulam Fatima. Ghulam Fatima looked very happy to meet her loved ones after 45 long years.

Fazlun Bibi told the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust International that Ghulam Fatima daughter of Ahmed Din was married to her cousin, Karam-un-Nabi, in Faridkott, in 1947 at the age of 16.

Three months before of independence of Pakistan, Mst Ghulam Fatima, along with her husband, went to her in-laws house at Suksar, India, after the establishment of Pakistan Mst Ghulam Fatima’s family migrated to Pakistan.

Later when Mst Ghulam Fatima’s elder brother went to Suksar to meet his sister and brother-in-law, he came to know that her husband was killed in front of Mst Ghulam Fatima in 1947, to which Ghulam Fatima lost her mental equilibrium and left the house.

Fazlun Bibi also told that Jan Mohammed later made thorough search for his lost sister both in India and Pakistan but she could not be traced. Later her search was suspended presuming that she might also have been killed in the Hindu Muslim riot.

Fazlun Bibi told that they were thrilled with joy when they came to know through Television that Ghulam Fatima was with Ansar Burney Trust.

Police had arrested Ghulam Fatima, on the charge of loitering in 1947 and sent her to jail from she was shifted to the Lahore Mental Hospital where she passed her precious 45 long years of her life. She was released on June, 26 this year (1992), with the efforts of Mr Ansar Burney, Advocate, Chairman; Ansar Burney Welfare Trust and brought to the Rehabilitation Center.

On the occasion of the happy reunion, Ghulam Fatima’s nephews, Saeed Ahmed and Mohammed Salim were also present

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