Without a trace: Whereabouts of missing schoolchildren remain unknown
Asadullah, Shoaib, Shah Zaman did not return home from school on July 26
The official said data from the mobile phones of all students has been collected and their whereabouts would soon be traced. PHOTO: PPI
ABBOTABAD:
The police have yet to trace the whereabouts of three schoolchildren who went missing in Abbottabad.
Family members told The Express Tribune Asadullah – a student of class ten – Shoaib and Shah Zaman, who were in the eighth grade, went to school on July 26, but did not return home.
The school administration told their parents all three children had attended their classes and left for their homes with other students. As per the administration, the students had been absent from school for a couple of days and did not submit a leave application. When the missing students returned to school for classes on July 26, they were asked to either pay a fine or call their parents to school. The students paid the fine from their pocket money.
The parents registered a complaint with Mirpur police station.
An official at Mirpur police station confirmed the three students, who were friends, had gone missing.
“We have asked the parents to clarify the absence of students from the school administration,” he added. “This might be instrumental in the disappearance of the children.”
The official said data from the mobile phones of all students has been collected and their whereabouts would soon be traced.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 29th, 2016.
The police have yet to trace the whereabouts of three schoolchildren who went missing in Abbottabad.
Family members told The Express Tribune Asadullah – a student of class ten – Shoaib and Shah Zaman, who were in the eighth grade, went to school on July 26, but did not return home.
The school administration told their parents all three children had attended their classes and left for their homes with other students. As per the administration, the students had been absent from school for a couple of days and did not submit a leave application. When the missing students returned to school for classes on July 26, they were asked to either pay a fine or call their parents to school. The students paid the fine from their pocket money.
The parents registered a complaint with Mirpur police station.
An official at Mirpur police station confirmed the three students, who were friends, had gone missing.
“We have asked the parents to clarify the absence of students from the school administration,” he added. “This might be instrumental in the disappearance of the children.”
The official said data from the mobile phones of all students has been collected and their whereabouts would soon be traced.
Published in The Express Tribune, July 29th, 2016.