KARACHI: A girl 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 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 told officials that she had gone out to buy ice cream when she lost her way. An unknown person later shifted her to the Edhi Centre in Islamabad.
She was later brought to Karachi by the late Bilquis Edhi and remained under the foundation’s care for many years.
Kiran said she received both religious and regular education during her stay at the Edhi Centre. She described her time there as “very pleasant” and said meeting her parents was the happiest moment of her life.
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Edhi Centre in-charge Shabana Faisal said Kiran had been sent to Islamabad many times by bus in efforts to locate her family, but no clue could be found earlier.
She said that in recent days, 12 children across the country have been reunited with their families, and Kiran is the fifth girl from Karachi whose parents have been traced.
The Edhi Foundation’s efforts have been widely praised on social media, with news of Kiran’s return touching the hearts of many people.
