Karachi stands shaken by a disturbing rise in child kidnappings, a crisis gripping the city with fear and uncertainty.

In neighbourhoods once filled with the laughter of children, silence and anxiety now prevail. In recent months, abductions have surged and horrifyingly, several children have been found dead—murdered after being kidnapped. What was once dismissed as isolated incidents has evolved into a pattern, exposing organized crime, social vulnerability and state negligence.

In one chilling case, seven-year-old Mohammad Sarim was abducted from North Karachi, brutally assaulted and later found strangled in a water tank. Earlier, three-year-old Hussain disappeared from Shah Latif Town and was later found begging on the streets with a man who admitted using him for money. These are not isolated cases but part of criminal networks thriving on Karachi’s........

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