A two-month old girl was burnt in a fire in Murad Dahranwala village on Tuesday.
Her father Mohammad Akbar alleged that the fire was started by his in-laws.
He told The Express Tribune that his wife had been nagging him about his low wages.
He said he had beaten her over it and that she complained to her family after which they set fire to their house.
“Our two-month old daughter, Aliya, was badly burnt in the fire. The house has been destroyed,” he said.
She was taken to Bahawal Victoria Hospital where Dr Zubair, the head of the child ward, said that she had suffered burns to over 40 per cent of her body, including her face and her condition was critical. Investigation Officer Ghulam Mustafa said that complaints had been lodged against Mohammad Ramazan and Iqbal.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 25th, 2012.
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