The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) on Tuesday successfully reunited a woman with her family after two decades, who had been kidnapped from Gilgit in 2005.
Woman kidnapped in childhood reunited with family after 20-year
LAHORE, Apr 07 (APP): The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) on Tuesday successfully reunited a woman with her family after two decades, who had been kidnapped from Gilgit in 2005.
A spokesperson said the victim was trafficked as a child from Gilgit to Lahore’s Data Darbar area, where she was abandoned by the perpetrators. She was later found in a destitute condition and taken in by a citizen, who raised her as his own daughter. She was later married in Muzaffargarh and is now a mother of three children.
The spokesperson said the woman recently approached the PSCA Virtual Centre for Child Safety through the “Mera Pyara Center” and shared key information about her identity, including her ability to speak the Shina language, commonly spoken in parts of Gilgit. The family that raised her had also preserved the clothes she was wearing at the time she was found.
The PSCA team launched a social media search campaign using her photograph and the preserved clothing, while also coordinating with Gilgit Police to expand the investigation. Through inter-provincial coordination and technological support, her biological family was successfully traced.
After completion of legal formalities, the woman was safely reunited with her family, who expressed joy and gratitude upon meeting their long-lost daughter.
The spokesperson urged citizens to report missing or abandoned individuals by calling the emergency helpline 15 for timely assistance.
