Ex-army officer missing in Nepal, says Foreign Office

E-Paper | June 15, 2026

The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday confirmed that a former army officer, Lt Col Mohammad Habib Zahir, has gone missing in Nepal.

"Col (retd) Habib has been missing since April 6 from the district of Rupandehi in Nepal," said FO spokesperson Nafees Zakaria.

The spokesperson added that the matter has been raised with the Nepalese government and the Pakistani embassy in Nepal is in contact with the local authorities.

The FO is also in contact with Zahir's family members and they had initially reported him missing, added Zakaria.

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Uzair

Apr 08, 2017 05:55pm

I am afraid he is abducted by some enemy intelligence.

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Ahmed bin Babar

Apr 08, 2017 06:01pm

Hopefully the officer comes back safe & sound...

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Junaid Ali

Apr 08, 2017 06:15pm

Im afraid he's been kidnapped by our enemy intelligence agencies hope he'll return back to Pakistan safely

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JKhan

Apr 08, 2017 06:24pm

Things don't add up!!!!

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Sameer

Apr 08, 2017 06:38pm

What is he doing in Nepal.

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Khurram

Apr 08, 2017 06:42pm

I hope he survives.

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well said

Apr 08, 2017 06:45pm

@Sameer well said.

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Ayub

Apr 08, 2017 06:55pm

Who allowed this gentleman to go to Nepal as this is not a country but domain of India.There is no visa restriction for Nepalese going to India and India has complete hold on Nepal.

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no Aman

Apr 08, 2017 06:58pm

This is what happens when there is no Aman Ki Asha between two countries.

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enemies

Apr 08, 2017 07:02pm

This is what happens after 70 years to Pakistan and India are enemies to each other.

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Sajjad kamran

Apr 08, 2017 07:31pm

What was this retired Army Officer doing in Nepal? How long had he been there and on what purpse ?

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IshaAn

Apr 08, 2017 07:43pm

India Nepal has open border policy with no visa rules or restrictions, where civilians cross over and freely travel in each others nations. No surprise.

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sameer

Apr 08, 2017 07:57pm

@Ishaan Yep. No surprise why he chose to go there at border area, and mysteriously went missing.

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M.Saeed

Apr 08, 2017 08:07pm

He will soon surface in India as a bargaining chip for Kulbhushan Yadav.

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Aman

Apr 08, 2017 08:12pm

@sameer No surprise he went there. Despite 192 countrys' alternative available as option.

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nepali

Apr 08, 2017 08:37pm

@Ayub It's no domain of India. Nepal is sovereign nation. Nepal, Bhutan and India are brotherly nations closely knit and linked with dharmic religion- hinduism and Buddhism. Civilians are extremely close and cross border into each other like daily affair without any visa. Too much trust in brothers to need one.

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Saim

Apr 08, 2017 09:29pm

Let us all pray for his speedy recovery. Any and all questions can be answered later

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Vimal

Apr 08, 2017 09:54pm

He is India's Kulbhushan Yadeeev

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Masood AZHAR

Apr 09, 2017 06:31am

What business in Nepal? Looks like he was in the wrong place in the wrong time

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Masood AZHAR

Apr 09, 2017 06:31am

@M.Saeed Appropriately

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Ghaznavi

Apr 09, 2017 06:40am

Do not protest Reciprocate

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