Dua was missing for more than a year. One day, her mother took her and her siblings to a hospital for a doctor’s appointment. While her mother went in for her checkup, the children waited in the lobby. When she returned, Dua was gone. Her family searched the hospital and surrounding streets. Security footage showed her walking downstairs, but beyond that, there was no trace.  Over a year later, a post began circulating on social media showing a young girl living with another

Ghulam Mustafa ran away from home and was missing for more than two months. His mother had recently passed away, leaving him and his infant brother in the care of their father. Struggling to survive and unable to care for the baby, the father sent Ghulam’s younger brother to live with a relative. Heartbroken by this separation, Ghulam ran away. After wandering the streets for several days, he was found by police officers. When they asked about his family, Ghulam, not wanting

Ghulam Qadir is a differently abled child who is unable to speak. He grew up on the outskirts of Karachi and divides his time between his family home and a madrasa in rural Sindh. His usual route home takes him through a roadside stop. One day, when returning from the madrasa, he got separated from his group and disappeared at that stop. The group he was traveling with searched for him but could not find him. Ghulam remained missing for two months. Because he cannot speak, Gh

Luqman ran away from home after taking a large sum of money, about 70,000 rupees, from his family. It’s unclear what prompted him to leave, but it’s believed he may have been lured or manipulated by someone who gained his trust. According to Luqman, after leaving home he reached the Ibrahim Hyderi harbor, where a fisherman invited him to spend the night on his boat. The man then robbed him. The remaining details of what happened are uncertain, but Luqman was found roughly a w

When Ubaid was ten years old, he was abducted and remained missing for eighteen days. He found his way home when his captors, after a sudden commotion, released him and disappeared. It began when Ubaid went to the nearby market. Two young men approached him there, spoke kindly, and bought him food. Gaining his trust, they convinced him to join them for a car ride and then abducted him. Ubaid was taken to a house where he was kept locked inside for nearly two weeks before bein

Riaz ran away from home after being beaten by his father. For several days, he lived on the streets of Karachi before climbing onto the back of a bus that took him to Hyderabad. Alone in a new city, Riaz met a group of older boys who introduced him to drugs and street life. It is believed that he may have been harmed during this time. For several weeks, he lived near a shrine in Hyderabad until Roshni Helpline located him and brought him safely back to his family. Riaz’s fami

Wajiha lost both her parents when she was a baby. She lives with her maternal uncle, aunt, and their family (her Mamoo, Khala and Khaloo). They care for her deeply. One afternoon, Wajiha went out to buy something from the neighborhood shop, but found it was closed. She walked farther to find another shop and soon became lost among the maze of similar-looking streets. As she wandered, a man approached her and began walking alongside her. Frightened, she ran away. After hours o

Yasir was missing for more than four months before he was finally found at a government shelter home in Faisalabad. Investigations later revealed that a young person from his neighborhood had abducted him and taken him to an unknown location in Karachi. The details of Yasir’s abduction remain unclear. Yasir has not spoken much about these four months, but it is clear he somehow escaped. He was seen getting off a train in Faisalabad alone. Once located, the police took him int

Ansar lives with his parents, three brothers, and two sisters near the Landhi train station in Karachi. His father makes and sells samosas on the street and Ansar often helps him. Because of financial challenges, Ansar had to leave school. He spends his days at home or playing around the neighborhood with his siblings and friends. One afternoon, while he was at the train station, a man approached him in a friendly way and persuaded him to board a train. The man took him all t

Abdul Qadir lives with his mother and siblings at the home of his maternal uncle near the Ibrahim Hyderi harbor in Karachi. His parents are separated, and he helps his uncle by working in a small neighborhood shop. He does not attend school. One day, after being scolded by his uncle, he became upset and decided to run away. He left the shop and wandered through the streets until he found himself far from home, lost and frightened. As he stood by the roadside, a group of men i