RAHIM YAR KHAN: Two children of a doctor along with a maid went missing from a neighbouring locality here on Thursday evening.

Reports said Shazia Shahid (14), Atiya 13 (maid) and Assamul Haq (11), children of Dr Muhammad Shahid of Sarbhouri, were on their way to a tuition centre when they suddenly disappeared. According to some locals, the children were kidnapped by unidentified persons before reaching the tuition centre.

On the other hand, Saddar Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Hafiz Muddasar told journalists that the children were not kidnapped and went somewhere on their own will. He claimed that according to a written note of children, they disappeared for getting ‘popularity’ on social media.

Mudassar said a CCTV footage showed that the three children were passing near a park at Chak 102-P. But the parents claimed that the children did not return home from school.

Published in Dawn, May 5th, 2023