A retired Pakistan Army officer has mysteriously gone missing while visiting Nepal for a job interview, reports the Dawn.

The officer, identified as retired Lt Col Mohammad Habib, has been untraceable since Thursday (April 6) from Lumbini, a Nepalese town near the Indian border and a Buddhist pilgrimage site, soon after his arrival there. He last contacted his family on Thursday afternoon and since then his phone numbers have not been reachable. Col Habib's family reported his disappearance to the Foreign Office after not having been able to reach him. He is feared to have been abducted, a source said. Read more


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