Summary

The short story “The Return” by Saadat Hasan Manto begins with a man named Sirajuddin regaining consciousness in a refugee camp. Sirajuddin was on the train from Amritsar to Lahore, which was stopped and attacked by rioters. When he wakes up, he is initially confused by the screams and the massacre around him. When he comes to his senses, he remembers his daughter, Sakina, and searches for her around the camp without any s...