Two clerics of Dargah Nizamuddin, a revered Sufi shrine in the national Capital, who had gone to Pakistan 11 days ago have gone missing. They were last seen at lahore airport on March 15 but have been untraceable since then.
Asif Nizami, the head priest of New Delhi’s Sufi shrine Nizamuddin Dargah and another cleric, Nazim Nizami, had gone to Pakistan on March 6 on a Pakistan International Airlines flight. According to reports, Asif was staying at his sister’s place in Karachi. He and Nazim travelled to lahore on March 13 and offered a chadar at Sufi saint Baba Farid’s shrine and went to another Sufi Shrine on March 14.
The two clerics were scheduled to travel back to Karachi from lahore. They were last seen at the airport in lahore but did not come out of the airport. Asif’s phone has also been switched off since 4.25 pm on Wednesday.
Asif’s family has approached the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi for help. The Indian High Commission in Islamabad has also been contacted by the family. The two men were scheduled to travel back to India on March 20 but are untraceable since March 15.