Back وأد الإناث في باكستان Arabic পাকিস্তানে কন্যাশিশু হত্যা Bengali/Bangla پاکستان وچ نوزائیدہ بچیاں دا قتل PNB Infanticídio feminino no Paquistão Portuguese پاکستان میں نوزائیدہ بچیوں کا قتل Urdu
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Female infanticide has long been a common practice in Pakistan due to a number of cultural factors. Official statistics show the rate of infant mortality has been decreasing,[1] but these numbers would not include infanticide, which is rarely reported and even more rarely investigated.[2]
- ^ "Pakistan: Infant mortality rate from 2012 to 2022". Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- ^ Mariya Karimjee (2014-01-14). "Infanticide is on the rise in Pakistan | Al Jazeera America". America.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.