A desperate hunt continues for Hamza Ahmad Khan, the Canadian pursuing a PhD who vanished in Pakistan’s Lahore amid kidnapping suspicions. Fresh from Canada on February 13 for research, he bunked with pal Yusuf Rashid in DHA. At 1-2 a.m. February 19, a ride-hailing booking took him out—permanently, it seems.
Rashid’s police report details the eerie silence post-departure. His solo searches yielded zilch, prompting abduction theories and justice pleas.
U.S.-based sibling Awais drops bombshells: cab canceled halfway after Hamza ferried a girl home, CCTV confirms his onward journey, but homecoming aborted. App firm clams up sans cop nudge, absent so far per Awais. ‘No cooperation from police,’ he fumes, eyeing Canadian consulate aid and lawsuits.
SSP Mohammad Naveed admits early intel from complainant and service but zilch on whereabouts. For this Karachi clan’s folks hunkered down locally, it’s a nightmare unfolding.
The disappearance probes deeper woes: urban night risks, app transparency gaps, investigative foot-dragging. Stakeholders demand overhaul as Hamza’s five-day void screams urgency. Will breakthroughs come, or deepen despair?