Mohammad Shumal, father of the missing girl (extreme left), begs authorities bring his daughter back home. — Photo by writer KARACHI: With hands folded and his daughter’s photograph by his side, Mohammad Shumal, the father of 14-year-old Asma Shumal of Islamabad, addressed a press conference at the Karachi Press Club on Monday, begging the authorities and the highest offices in the country to help him find his minor daughter. “It has been 39 days since my daughter went missing. Other than knowing that she was brought to Karachi following her abduction in Islamabad on Feb 4, we still don’t know of her whereabouts. Her recovery is the state’s responsibility. I appeal to the Islamabad High Court, the chief justice, the interior minister, the prime minister and the president to step in and help me recover Asma,” he said.