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Published 19 Jun, 2013 12:50am

Desperate search for missing girl injured in Quetta attacks

QUETTA: Zara Ahmed, a student of Sardar Bhadur Khan Women University, has been missing since the deadly June 15 bombing on a university bus.

Maternal Uncle of Zara Ahmad, Abdul Manan told Dawn.com that the ill-fated student went missing after she suffered serious wounds in the university blast.

"The parents of Zara Ahmed are repeatedly visiting hospitals," he said.

Manan said Zara is the student of MA Islamic Studies in the univetsity.

"Zara has no brother, just a sister," he said, adding that the family was completely dependent on Zara Ahmed.

Manan said that chances for Zara's life were bleak since she was standing in the same bus, which was destroyed by the blast.

"The poor parents have had sleepless nights since the deadly bombing," Manan said.

Police said that at least fourteen female students were killed and 19 injured when a female suicide bomber blew herself up.

According to university administration, 12 students have been identified.

However police surgeon, Dr Noor Baloch told Dawn.com that samples of the two dead bodies were sent for DNA test.

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