PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has summoned the current and former station house officers of Badhber police station, along with relevant records, in a petition seeking the recovery of a resident, Umer Khan, who allegedly went missing.

Chief Justice SM Attiq Shah heard the case. Additional Advocate General Nauman Kakakhel and the missing person’s mother appeared before the court.

Umer Khan’s mother told the court that police allegedly took her son away from their house by force, insisting that he had committed no crime. She said her family was poor and had been forced to approach courts repeatedly to seek his recovery.

During the hearing, Chief Justice Attiq Shah questioned why the police had allegedly picked up only her son from the entire area. The mother reiterated that her son was innocent. The PHC directed the current and former SHOs of Badhber to appear at the next hearing with the relevant record and adjourned the case until next Monday.

Published in Dawn, September 9th, 2026