Abid Mukhtar Pirzada: (18.01.1951 – Missing Since 15-06-1993)

1985-With Sister- Lubena	1978-Thinking of……	1975-His English Poetry	Govt College Lhr – 1972	1963 – School Boy

Abid Mukhtar the 2^nd son of Muhammad Mukhtar Pirzada was a very talented and versatile kind of person and not married.

Qualifications & Career:

• FSc in 1967 from Jamia Millia College, Karachi.
• BA in 1972 from Government College, Lahore.
• MSc (Applied Psychology) in 1975 from Punjab University, Lahore.
• Joined as excise & customs inspector, Lahore. (1975 to 1993).
• Played Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1969 from Malir Gymkhana, Karachi.

(Tasleem Arif and Mohsin Hasan Khan, the test cricketers were his best friends in Karachi cricket circle).

• Played for cricket team of Govt. College Lahore under captain-ship of Waseem Hasan Raja from 1972 to 1974.
• Played first class cricket from Pakistan Customs, Lahore, from 1975 to 1980 under the captain-ship of Shafiq Papa.

Note:  Should any person from family/friends desired to take photograph with Imran Khan, Waseem Raja or Mohsin Khan, they would request him for the same.

Talent & Potential:

• He had been a Member of the Debating, Music & Dramatic Societies, Govt College Lahore. (1972 – 1974)
• Right from the childhood, he had been crazy to become a Pilot in Pakistan Air Force as his role model was his eldest cousin (Ather Pirzada, PAF Pilot who also served as Pilot of the Prime Minister – Soharwardy).  After the ISSB, he was not cleared by the CMB due to the Ear problem, which made him extremely distressed as being unable to accomplish his dream.
• Cricket had always been a passion as his next romance and he was an all-rounder right from the school life. He got a chance to play “Quid-e-Azam Trophy”, but unfortunately he got fractured his nose bone while batting in the early match.
• In 1975, he joined the Customs Department but the filthy atmosphere like corruption and insulting behavior of custom staff with the public gave him mental torture. He remained under severe mental torture during his career of few years because he was unable to change the ill practices and norms being practiced in the Customs Department.
• Ultimately, the anxiety level got raised and he felt the need for search of peace of mind. As his soul was tuned for the stable state of mind, he met few spiritual personalities and started visiting regularly the Shrines of “Sufi Saints’ and got deeply involved in spirituality.
• In 1992, he got posted to Karachi and after a year later he got posted back to Lahore during the leave period while was required to receive his relieved orders from Karachi. So he left for Karachi on 15^th June 1993 but never returned back home. Despite all efforts by the family he was not traceable as nobody knows, what actually happened to him. However, we all are still in hope and pray to see him back with us.

Happy Birthday;