MARDAN: Police have registered a first information report (FIR) in connection with the disappearance of Inspector Gulzar Khan, a serving police officer whose whereabouts remain unknown.

The FIR was registered on Thursday on the complaint of his son, Shehzad Khan, an advocate.

According to police officials, Inspector Gulzar Khan, who is currently posted at Mardan Police Lines, went missing on Wednesday. His personal vehicle was later recovered from near Mohib Road along Ring Road, but there was no trace of the officer.

In his complaint, Shehzad Khan stated that his father had left home to visit a relative but did not return. The family later learnt that his vehicle had been found abandoned near Mohib Road.

Police officials said all aspects of the disappearance were being investigated, but no breakthrough had been reported so far.

Published in Dawn, November 6th, 2026