female infanticide
Anwar Kazmi (2011) noted that "Sometimes they hang them, and sometimes they kill by the knife, and sometimes we find bodies which have been burned." Kazmi is a manager at Pakistan's largest privately run social service and relief agency, Edhi Foundation.
Day old babies are often dumped in Karachi's sprawling garbage dumps, where they're sometimes mutilated by street animals, said Kazmi (2011).
In 2010, Pakistan witnessed over 1,200 newborn babies killed and dumped, surpassing the figures in 2009. The situation is not improving with the condemption of children that are born out of wedlock, according to Pakistan's culture. The inability to raise children is also a problem when a family's income is insufficient, especially since the women in Pakistan are often not allowed to venture into the workforce, even if they are well-abled to do so. Pakistan's cukture also favours baby boys over baby girls, and since 9 out of 10 babies are females in Pakistan, it is no wonder that the number of newborn corpses have been on the rise.
At the offices of the Edhi Foundation, still stand 300 cradles for unwatned newborns, where they are cared for and put up for adoption. (Sayah, 2011)
Day old babies are often dumped in Karachi's sprawling garbage dumps, where they're sometimes mutilated by street animals, said Kazmi (2011).
In 2010, Pakistan witnessed over 1,200 newborn babies killed and dumped, surpassing the figures in 2009. The situation is not improving with the condemption of children that are born out of wedlock, according to Pakistan's culture. The inability to raise children is also a problem when a family's income is insufficient, especially since the women in Pakistan are often not allowed to venture into the workforce, even if they are well-abled to do so. Pakistan's cukture also favours baby boys over baby girls, and since 9 out of 10 babies are females in Pakistan, it is no wonder that the number of newborn corpses have been on the rise.
At the offices of the Edhi Foundation, still stand 300 cradles for unwatned newborns, where they are cared for and put up for adoption. (Sayah, 2011)
female mutilation
A community known as the Bohra Muslims, still practise the act of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Pakistan today. Recently, a rise in stringent religious rules have increased the practice of FGM by the Bohra Muslims. Dai, the Bohra chief, must issue a decree that will forbid further practising of FGM, otherwise this practice will continue to be firmly rooted in the Bohra Muslims' culture.
“Circumcision is a commendable act for men (Sunnah) and is an honourable thing for women” (Makromah). Even through circumcision, we can sense the gender inequality in Pakistan, whereby male circumcision is strongly described as compared to a weaker description of female circumcision. (Chohan, 2011)
“Circumcision is a commendable act for men (Sunnah) and is an honourable thing for women” (Makromah). Even through circumcision, we can sense the gender inequality in Pakistan, whereby male circumcision is strongly described as compared to a weaker description of female circumcision. (Chohan, 2011)