Eighteen long years—nearly two decades of waiting, praying, and hoping. That is how long the family of Sabir Ayaz Khan lived with uncertainty, longing for the day they would see him again. Sabir, a special person from Bannu, went missing as a young man, and from that moment, life changed forever for his entire family.
One day, Sabir stepped out of his home and, in confusion, lost his way. He travelled far from Bannu and eventually reached Multan without understanding where he was or how he had arrived there. With no memory of his home address and no way to communicate, he wandered alone until a kind-hearted citizen found him. That stranger ensured Sabir received help and took him to a private care center. Later, he was shifted to the Punjab Institute of Mental Health, where he spent many years—safe, but completely cut off from the world he once knew.
Back in Bannu, Sabir’s family continued to search for him. They visited places, asked relatives, contacted people across cities, and held on to every thread of hope. But as years passed one after another, the chances of reunion seemed to fade. Yet their hearts never stopped praying for a miracle.
That miracle finally arrived when the Punjab Safe Cities Authority’s Mera Pyara team took notice of Sabir’s case. After speaking with him and gathering whatever little information he could recall, the team recorded an interview video and posted it on their official social media platforms. The post was carefully targeted toward Bannu and Kohat—the areas Sabir vaguely remembered.
And then, destiny intervened.
Sabir’s brother came across the video. The moment he saw the footage, he recognized his missing brother. Overwhelmed with emotion, he immediately contacted the Mera Pyara team, and the unforgettable journey toward reunion began. Today, after 18 long years, Sabir is finally returning to the love, comfort, and warmth of his family.
Mera Pyara, established on 26 July 2024 under the Punjab Safe Cities Authority, has quickly grown into Pakistan’s largest child safety and reunification center. In just 16 months, Mera Pyara has received morethan1,000,000 cases, including 53,000 cases of lost and found individuals. With advanced technology and nationwide coordination, the team has successfully reunited 51,000 children, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities with their families. Starting from Punjab, a province of 130 million people the initiative now operates across Pakistan (241.5 million population) and has officially begun expanding its services internationally.