'Geeta' symbol of Indo-Pak unity

Geeta, an aurally and verbally challenged woman, who returned home after being stranded in Pakistan for over a decade, yesterday met President Pranab Mukherjee here.

The President blessed Geeta and said, "You are the daughter of both the countries, a symbol of India-Pakistan unity. God has listened to your prayers."

23-year-old peech and hearing impaired woman returned home on Monday from Pakistan. Geeta was reportedly just 7 or 8 years old when she was found sitting alone on the Samjhauta Express by the Pakistan Rangers 15 years ago at the Lahore railway station.

She was accompanied to the Rashtrapati Bhaban by officials of Pakistan's Edhi Foundation, who looked after her in the neighbouring nation.

Meanwhile, Edhi Foundation yesterday  declined an offer of Rs 1 crore by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his charity.  "What the Edhi family has done is too priceless to be measured but I am happy to announce a contribution of Rs 1 crore for their foundation," Modi had tweeted on Monday.