University of Gwadar VC Dr Sabir among four Missing near Balochistan’s Mastung

QUETTA – University of Gwadar VC Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir and Pro-VC Syed Manzoor Ahmed suddenly went missing in restive Balochistan. Travelling with driver and another staff member, the four members remained untraceable for over 24 hours, prompting fears of a possible kidnapping and triggering a large-scale search operation in Balochistan. Kindapping fears grow after sudden disappearance of vice chancellor and pro-vice chancellor of the University near Gwadar Quetta-Karachi National Highway. Vice Chancellor Dr Abdul Razzaq Sabir and Pro-Vice Chancellor Syed Manzoor Ahmed went missing along with a driver and another university employee while travelling on the Quetta-Karachi National Highway on Wednesday morning, officials confirmed on Thursday. The four-member group left Gwadar for Quetta but never reached their destination. Concern deepened after all contact with them was abruptly lost near Mastung, where their mobile phones were later found switched off. Balochistan Home Department official Babar Yousafzai said the missing officials had been untraceable for more than 24 hours by Thursday afternoon. “All efforts are under way to trace the vice chancellor, pro-vice chancellor and the two individuals travelling with them,” he said. Police officials revealed that the last known communication from the group came from the Khud-Kocha area along the Quetta-Karachi National Highway, a region where security concerns have repeatedly surfaced in the past. Investigators say the possibility of kidnapping cannot be ruled out at this stage. The disappearance of two top university administrators has sparked alarm across academic and government circles, with security agencies and district authorities launching an extensive search operation in Mastung and surrounding areas. Officials said security personnel are combing the region in an attempt to locate the missing men, while investigators continue examining every possible angle behind the mysterious disappearance. So far, authorities