A man abducted at the age of two has finally reunited with his parents after 32 years. 

Muhammad Asif, who was kidnapped in 1992 from the area around Bari Imam in Islamabad, said on the emotional moment:  "I only ever had one wish, to one day meet my parents."

Social worker Waliullah Maroof, who frequently posts videos of cases pertaining to missing persons on social media to assist in reuniting families, made the reunion possible.  

He clarified that in many cases, such videos result in successful reunions.

Asif's kidnappers changed his name from Muhammad Siddiq to Muhammad Asif. Recalling the ordeal, Asif revealed he was kidnapped by a woman who lived with her mother and three brothers in village near Sargodha called Jhanoria.

Another abducted boy, whom Asif described as being like an elder brother, told him that they had been kidnapped. 

The residents of Jhanoria eventually started to suspect something. He stated that people assumed they were kidnapped since they didn't look like their "family," and at that point the family left the village.

"We were not even aware that we had been abducted. However, we felt abandoned and frequently heard from others that we had been kidnapped.  I later ran away to Jhanoria again, around age 9 or 10, and ended up in the care of a kind lawyer who raised me and sent me to school," he added.

Although not very interested in studies, Asif became an electrician, got married in 2017, and bought a home with his savings.

His journey toward reuniting with his parents began when he met someone at a goldsmith’s shop and shared his wish to find his parents.

That person connected him to social worker Waliullah Maroof. “He asked me for details and eventually made the connection with my real parents,” Asif said.

After a 32-year search, getting together again finally brought closure to the family and gave hope to many others who are still searching for their missing loved ones.