Geeta

The fig tree, known as peepal in Hindi, is considered sacred in India and cutting one down is considered inauspicious

Geeta is going to meet prospective grooms

Speech-hearing impaired woman stayed in Pakistan for over 15 years

The deaf and mute girl returned to India after staying in Pakistan at Edhi Foundation for over a decade

The deaf and mute girl returned to India in 2015

The deaf and mute girl, who accidentally crossed over to Pakistan, returned to India last year

Edhi Foundation had looked after the hearing and speech-impaired girl after she was stranded in Pakistan for 13 years

Bilquis Edhi has been honoured along with global humanitarian aid provider Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)

Basma arrived in India on Thursday, is set to undergo treatment and surgery

Woman claims she does not remember how she arrived at the shelter but claims to be from Pakistan

The 23-year-old returned home on Monday from Pakistan

Geeta returned to her homeland, India, after spending 13 years at the Edhi home in Karachi

Indian PM praises Edhi family as ‘apostles of kindness and compassion’

Indian premier extends gratitude to Edhi family for looking after the deaf-mute girl; also thanks PM Nawaz Sharif

Mute and deaf Indian girl says she used to be sad in Pakistan but after coming here she is happy

Five members of the Edhi family, including Saba and Bilquis Edhi, are accompanying Geeta to India

Five members of the Edhi family, including Saba and Bilquis Edhi, are accompanying Geeta to India

Geeta is set to fly to Delhi on Monday where she hopes to be reunited with her loved ones

Geeta will travel to New Delhi on October 26

The 22-year-old Geeta alias Guddi had accidentally crossed the border into Pakistan 13 years ago

Two days ago, she had identified a family of a man and his wife in photos sent from across the border

In a fairytale-like twist to her tale, Geeta, now an adult, is finally returning to her home country

Black and white pictures of a couple from Bihar were shared by the Indian High Commission

Spokesperson says Geeta identified her family through a photograph sent to Faisal Edhi by the Indian High Commission

FO says it is India's responsibility to prepare Geeta's travel documents

Custodian says Indian government is making travel arrangements and will write to Pakistani govt and Edhi

Judge asks petitioner to follow legal channel, approach the Indian High Commission

Court accepts Edhi lawyer's argument that proper procedure should be adopted through Foreign Office for Geeta's...

This is the second time in two days that the hearing has been adjourned due to a strike by lawyers

Lawyer claims he wants to take Geeta's blood samples to trace her family

Geeta celebrated Raksha Bandhan at the Edhi centre in Karachi and tied Rakhi on to Faisal Edhi's wrist

India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj asks state chief ministers to verify claims

Wouldn’t it be simpler for coast guards to just turn back fishing boats in the direction from which they came?

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj remains hopeful that Geeta would be brought back to India

Activists are working to find the hometown of an Indian girl who can neither speak nor hear

Director Kabir Khan pleads to everyone to help find the girl’s relatives in India

We will bring Geeta back to India,” said Sushma Swaraj

Pakistan, India should form joint commission for tracing those who accidentally crossed borders, help them return

Despite tense relations, the two countries worked to rescue each other’s citizens