Complainant says in FIR that Hamza booked private company cab and left the house but did not return
Police registered a case against unknown persons after Canadian national Hamza Ahmed was allegedly abducted from Lahore’s Defence A area and launched an investigation into the incident.
Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Lahore, Muhammad Faisal Kamran confirmed the incident and said investigations were under way from multiple angles and progress was expected soon.
He formed a special team under the supervision of SP Cantt Division Akhlaq Ullah Tarar. The team includes the ASI of Defence Circle and SHO Defence A Khurram Shehzad.
Police registered a case on the complaint of the victim’s friend, Yousaf Rashid, under whose supervision Ahmed had been staying.
According to the First Information Report (FIR), Ahmed arrived in Pakistan on February 13 in connection with research work for his PhD thesis and was residing at Rashid’s home in Defence A.
Complainant told police that Ahmed had booked a private company cab and left the house but did not return.
Police said the team was reviewing CCTV footage and other evidence in efforts to trace the abducted man.
HRCP is gravely concerned by reports that @Hamzakk Ahmed Khan, a student of political science at the University of Toronto, has gone missing. Mr Khan was visiting Pakistan for field research and colleagues in Lahore have alleged that he was abducted by unidentified persons on 19…
— Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (@HRCP87) February 21, 2026
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed grave concern over reports that Hamza Ahmed Khan, a political science student at the University of Toronto, has gone missing in Lahore.
In a statement on X, HRCP said he was in Pakistan for field research when he allegedly went missing on February 19. Colleagues in Lahore have claimed that he was abducted by unidentified persons.
“Hamza was visiting Pakistan for field research and colleagues in Lahore have alleged that he was abducted by unidentified persons on February 19. The authorities must trace his whereabouts immediately and ensure that he is recovered and returns home safely.”
