Netizens call 90-year-old Indian woman visiting ancestral home in Pakistan an ‘Indo-Pak dream come true’
Millions were displaced and lost their homes during Partition and Reena Varma was one of them. To the delight of the 90-year-old Indian woman, she was given the opportunity to revisit her old home after 75 years and it was a joyful affair for all who witnessed it — in person or virtually.
According to NDTV, Varma reached Pakistan on Saturday to visit her ancestral home. As part of a goodwill gesture, the Pakistani High Commission has issued a three-month visa to the woman. She arrived in Pakistan through the Wagah-Attari border to see her house located in Prem Niwas in Rawalpindi.
She was welcomed with the backdrop of drums and flower petals as a crowd gathered to watch. Talking to the media, she only had a message of love to promote. “Only the youngsters can change the government. Because these are neighbouring countries, everyone should live together. Our culture is the same, so is everything else — everyone wants to unite, wants to live with love.”