Businessman abducted from Karachi 'reaches' home in Lahore

• Zulfiqar Ahmed spoke to his family on Sunday.
• No details available about Ahmed's abductors.
• SHC had issued notices to senior police officials.

LAHORE: Zulfiqar Ahmed, a well-known businessman who was kidnapped from Karachi last week, has reached home in Lahore, sources told Geo News Sunday.

Earlier, police and the family’s lawyer confirmed that the industrialist has contacted his family and will soon be with his loved ones.

“Zulfiqar Ahmed has spoken to his family in Lahore and will soon be home,” counsel Mian Ali Ashfaque, told the TV channel while DIG South Asad Raza said that the businessman will soon reach home.

However, there are no details about his abductors or where he was kept during this period.

The industrialist was abducted from the Mauripur Road in Karachi on July 23 along with his friend Qaiser. They were forcibly taken at gunpoint by eight masked men in a double-cabin vehicle. Qaiser was released shortly after.

On Thursday, the Sindh High Court (SHC) issued notices to the federal and provincial law officers, Sindh’s inspector general of police and others in response to a petition seeking the recovery of Zulfiqar Ahmed.

The petitioner, Anber Zulfiqar, stated that her husband was a prominent businessman and managing director of textile manufacturing and oil companies.

According to her, Ahmed left his office on July 23 with his friend Qaiser. The family reported that the businessman was last seen being forcibly taken by masked gunmen on the Mauripur Road.

The Kalri police on Friday night registered a first information report (FIR) against eight men who were allegedly involved in the kidnapping. The men were said to be carrying weapons when they took Ahmed away.

Initially, the police had refused to register a case, prompting the SHC to summon the station house officer of the police station for an explanation.

Two high-powered teams have been formed to investigate the incident. The teams were led by the CIA deputy inspector general and Zonal DIG.

Meanwhile, two of the company’s senior employees who were also allegedly abducted in Lahore are yet to be recovered.