Pakistani citizen and UK resident Syed Hussain Ali has gone missing in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on August 28 while on a transit visa in the Kingdom.

Ali’s father Syed Asim Ali told The Friday Times that he wrote a letter to the Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan and requested caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar to probe into his son’s disappearance.

Hussain departed from Lahore on Monday 28 August at 11:40am on Saudi Airlines SV735. He landed in Jeddah at 14:50 pm, local time.

Hussain had an eighteen hour transit and obtained a visa at the airport to perform Umrah.

He messaged via WhatsApp using the Wi-Fi of a restaurant and then travelled to Mecca to perform Umrah. He then talked to his parents via Messenger video call from McDonald’s restaurant opposite Haram. This, according to the father, was his last communication, between 12:30-1:00 am.

Hussain wanted to spend a couple of more hours in the Holy Mosque before his flight from Jeddah to London which was scheduled for 9:05 am.

According to the father, Hussain was only carrying his laptop, phone, wallet and a change of clothing in his laptop bag.
“He had only $100 on him and the rest of the expenditures he would pay using his debit and credit card,” Asim said.
Hussain never boarded his flight to London.

Asim noted that “Normally he is very communicative. It is very unlike him to not be in touch especially when he may know that we are waiting to hear from him,”

In the letter to the officials, Asim requested to file a missing persons report.

However, Properganda has commented under the Instagram news of the disappearance that Hussain has been found. That comment, however, is no longer posted.