LOWER DIR: Suspected remains of a six-year-old girl, who went missing some six months ago from Nagri Payeen village of Talash, were recovered from a mountainous area in Talash on April 27, the police and residents said.
Police said the child, identified as Masroora, had gone missing on Oct 12.
The Talash police had also registered an FIR regarding her disappearance, but despite repeated efforts by police, local elders, volunteers and social workers, no trace of the girl had been found.
According to police, some residents went to a hilly area near Teso Kandao in Nagri Bala to collect firewood when they spotted human body parts and clothes lying on the ground.
They immediately informed the police. Soon after receiving the information, SHO Nazir Badshah, along with a contingent, reached the site and collected evidence before launching an investigation from multiple angles.
Police said human remains and a shirt were recovered from the site, and initial suspicion suggested they could belong to the missing girl. The remains have been sent for forensic examination and identification to Lahore, and final confirmation would only be possible after the forensic report.
Family members of the child, who also reached the site, identified the recovered remains as those of Masroora, though police said the case was being investigated from all possible angles.
Published in Dawn, April 28th, 2026.
