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Married into a Pathan trader's family.

Mirza Anwar Beg was an employee of Government of India in Delhi. He lived in government quarter in front of Kishan Ganj railway station on Old Rohtak Road, Sarai Rohilla, in Delhi. His neighborhood was mainly consisted of Hindus one of them was named Sharma who was a Sanatani Hindu. One day on 4th September 1947 curfew for Muslims was ordered for 76 hours. Hindu Muslim riots were on its peak, Sikhs were also partied with Hindus. At night they use to mark the houses of the Muslim and during the day uncontrollable gathering of mischief burn marked houses. On that day wife of Mirza Anwar Beg was asked by neighboring Sharma’s wife to wear the Sari, put Tikka on forehead and disguise like a Hindu and Sharma gave Congress party flag to Mirza Anwar Beg to put on the roof of the house in order to cheat the riotous public. The Hindus and Sikhs came to the area, saw the congress flag on roof but still they sneaked in the house, but seeing a woman in Sari with Tikka on forehead the left without doing any harm to the family. After that Sharma congratulated Mirza Anwar Beg for his life which was spared by the riotous. Sharma also helped him for escaping from Delhi; he could not pick anything in this situation from the house even the jewelry of his wife was also left behind. 16th September 1947 Mirza Anwar Beg with his wife, son Babar Sultan Mirza and a daughter Zareena Moghul came to Lahore, Pakistan by a refugee train. After spending some time in Lahore the family went to Karachi after getting the information that most of the relatives already reached there. From Karachi cantonment railway station government vehicles shifted them to refugee camp after staying few days in camp Mirza Anwar Beg was restored in his service but now as an employee of Government of Pakistan. He was allotted a government quarter number 43/1 at Martin Road Karachi.