Pak village waits for return of son

The people of Gah in Pakistan have a good feeling about Dr Manmohan Singh. He may have left here 60 years ago, but this native son has become India8217;s Prime Minister-elect.

8216;8216;I am very happy that a son of our village is going to be the PM of India,8217;8217; said Raja Gulsher, a farmer who served in the medical corp during the 1965 war. 8216;8216;If any of the air and water in this place has had an effect on him, he will strike a friendship with Pakistan.8217;8217; Although, Dr Singh has pledged to work with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to put an end to the enmity between two nations, Gulsher said he knows it won8217;t be easy. 8216;8216;We know his constraints. Even then I am sure he will maintain friendship with us. If he comes here, I8217;ll be the first to welcome him.8217;8217;

Memories in Gah have faded. Ahmed Khan can8217;t remember attending class with the young Singh, though the school register shows they were contemporaries. 8212;Reuters