A few days ago, Shafali reached out to us. She said, ‘Son, I was sixteen years old when I was kidnapped from Bangladesh and brought to Pakistan. I have three daughters and one son here. My daughters are all married and living in their own homes. My son is mentally disabled. Someone else is keeping […]
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Mr. Abdul Kabir Choudhry contacted us from Patoki, Punjab. In search of a job, he crossed into India from Bangladesh 35 years ago and then into Pakistan. He lost his identity papers. Back home in Khunlna, Bangladesh, he has a wife, children and siblings. This is the story of his 35 years of solitude, turning
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When a grandson in Bangladesh looking for his grandmother found her after 53 years All we had was a message from a young man in Bangladesh We found Chaman Ara in Karachi How did she fare all these years We lost no time in connecting her to her daughters. After more than half a century
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Her name is Zahida.I’ve known Zahida since my early childhood, growing up in the neighborhood of Manghopir, Karachi. She worked in various homes around the area, including ours. We used to call her “Nani” – grandmother – as a term of affection.I vividly remember the day my mother quietly shared something with me that shook
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