Civility and decency were on display in India and Pakistan seeking to rehabilitate Geeta (“ >Geeta back, but questions over family unanswered ,” Oct.27). It is after decades that the two neighbours showed such sensitivity. It was indeed creditable on the part of the Edhi Foundation to have brought up Geeta according to Hindu tradition. The same kind of humaneness can be shown by the two nations while dealing with the unfortunate fisherfolk who stray into each other’s waters off the Bay of Kutch and remain incarcerated for months together. One wishes India and Pakistan would abandon the arms race and divert the resources towards the betterment of their extremely poor people.
M.A. Siraj,
Bengaluru
Words fail me while trying to appreciate the efforts of Pakistani authorities and the NGO, Edhi foundation, both of whom took great care of the aurally challenged Indian national, Geeta, for more than a decade after she accidentally crossed over to Pakistan. The homecoming of Geeta is a triumph for humanity in today’s cruel world. It has also renewed hopes of return for a Pakistani teen stranded in India, Mohammad Ramzan. The girl has managed to do the impossible — to get India and Pakistan to agree on an issue. This is reason enough to believe that beneath the labyrinth of years of unnecessarily cultivated and propagated hate, we are all still human beings with a heart. The fact that Geeta wasn’t shunned for being an Indian, but instead loved and cared for by our friends across the border shows that love and peace can triumph over hate, but only if we let it to do so.
Shajid Khan,
Tangla, Assam