Daily Times

LAHORE: Abduction of children in Punjab’s provincial capital continued as in the last few hours, two new cases of kidnapping have been reported from different areas of the city.

According to the details, ten-year-old Shoaib Kashif was reported missing from Nashtar Colony for two days while Tooba, aged 11, was kidnapped from Railway Colony. Tooba went out on Wednesday afternoon to a nearby store but didn’t return home yet.

Supreme Court took notice of the kidnappings and ordered IG Punjab to submit details of all incidents by Thursday. Victims’ parents disclosed that police had been informed about the kidnappings and a case has been registered but no action is being taken to recover the children. They have appealed to Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to take notice of the incident and direct the police concerned to recover their missing child.

It is pertinent to mention here that on Wednesday, the chief justice had issue a notice to Punjab IG to depute some high-ranking police officer to provide details of such incidents and directed the Advocate General to place the matter before the court at Lahore Registry on July 28. Since January, 681 child abduction cases have been registered. According to police officials at least 640 children had been recovered.

Incidents of missing children from Punjab have been on the rise. Within the last fifteen days there is an alarming increase in the kidnapping of children in Lahore. 208 children were kidnapped in the past few days.