Girl Missing for 17 Years Reunited with Parents in Karachi

News Desk

Karachi: A young woman who went missing from Islamabad 17 years ago has finally been reunited with her parents after being traced at an Edhi Centre in Karachi.

According to Edhi Foundation officials, 27-year-old Kiran was handed over to her father after her identity was confirmed with the support of the Punjab Safe City authorities.

Kiran reportedly left her home in Islamabad at the age of 10 to buy ice cream but lost her way. An unidentified person later shifted her to the Edhi Centre in Islamabad. She was eventually brought to Karachi by the late Bilquis Edhi, where she grew up under the foundation’s care.

During her years at the Edhi Centre, Kiran received both religious and formal education. She described her stay as “very pleasant,” adding that reuniting with her parents was “the most important day” of her life.

Edhi Centre in-charge Shabana Faisal said Kiran had been sent to Islamabad multiple times by bus in attempts to trace her family, but no lead emerged until now.

She added that 12 children have recently been reunited with their families across the country, and Kiran is the fifth girl from Karachi whose parents have been located.

News of her reunion has drawn widespread appreciation on social media, with the public praising the Edhi Foundation’s tireless efforts in reconnecting missing children with their families.