Karachi police have intensified their search for two missing children from the Garden area after sniffer dogs identified a potential location near Lyari Kushti Mosque.
Officials stated that the sniffer dogs, brought from Hyderabad, led investigators to a specific spot and stopped, prompting authorities to focus their efforts there.
Further details reveal that an eyewitness also reported seeing the two missing children in the same vicinity, strengthening suspicions.
Last week, it was reported that two children, identified as five-year-old Aliyan and six-year-old Ali Raza, went missing from the Garden area in Karachi on January 14.
The incident surfaced when Zainab returned from work to find her son, Aliyan, missing. She learned he was last seen playing outside with Ali Raza, and both had not returned.
An FIR was lodged, and investigations began. CCTV footage showed a man and a woman taking the children toward Lyari on a motorcycle, but poor quality hindered identification.
An SSP-led committee conducted geofencing and search operations in Garden and Lyari, but no significant leads emerged before the sniffer dogs identified the location.
Following this development, the provincial police expanded their operation to the nearby Lyari River, a challenging area to comb due to its marshy terrain.
To aid the investigation, heavy machinery has been deployed to clear sections of the river, allowing officials to conduct a more thorough inspection.
Authorities have assured that the search operation is ongoing, with all possible leads being pursued to recover the two missing children.