• Dua Zehra, a schoolgirl from Karachi, disappeared from her home on April 16, 2022, and was later found in Okara.
• Her father, Mehdi Kazmi, dedicated his life to her safe return.
• He emphasized the importance of parental supervision and the dangers of gaming apps.

Dua Zehra Kazmi’s missing case has been one of Pakistan’s most talked-about disappearances due to its unusual circumstances. The case involved Dua Zehra, a minor schoolgirl from Karachi who vanished from her home on April 16, 2022. She was later found in Okara. The incident drew widespread media attention and became a significant concern for parents nationwide.

Mehdi Kazmi, Dua Zehra’s father, dedicated himself to the relentless pursuit of her safe return. His efforts paid off when, in January 2023, a court awarded him and his wife custody of Dua. She is now joyfully reunited with her family.

Recently, Mehdi Kazmi appeared on the podcast, hosted by Shehzad Ghias Sheikh. During the episode, Kazmi discussed in detail how his daughter was lured through the chat features of online games—a feature he had been unaware of.

Talking about it, Mehdi Kazmi said, “I did not know that anything like this can happen through PUBG, for me it was just a game. Once I heard a few voices of players in the back while she was playing the game. I immediately stopped her from playing PUBG after which she didn’t play it in front of me. I could never expect that a game can be this dangerous, it is an example for society to take lesson and keep an eye on their kids. My daughter didn’t have a phone, she had a Tablet for study purpose and gaming. The tab didn’t even have a sim option. Nowadays, apps are so developed that even parents can’t understand the options in it, I think there are better options than gaming for kids”.

He further said, “According to her statement in the court, it all started from the PUBG where they started talking with each other, after PUBG, they shifted to another game named Cash of Clans. Basically, they connected through gaming”.

Talking about the day this incident happened, Mehdi Kazmi said, “The incident happened in Ramadan, I was at home when this all happened, my wife spotted that the door of the house was open and our daughter was also missing, we checked her at home but she was nowhere so I was left with no option other than complaining about it in the police. We filed an FIR, and the legal procedures were started. According to Dua’s statement, “she was contacted through the game, all the important details are in court, I can’t share all the details here. The narrative the other party built, was totally fabricated, they did all the recce of our street and area before the incident. They warned her and asked her to leave the house, after which she got missing”.

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