SUKKUR:
Divers fished out the body of a woman and a young boy from the Rohri Canal near Gambat in Khairpur district on Tuesday.
There were reports that Aliya*, 45, had jumped into the canal along with three of her children.
Aliya’s body, along with that of her six-year-old son were fished out several hours after eyewitnesses had seen them jump into the canal. Whereabouts of the woman’s other children, a five-year-old boy and a three-year-old girl were not known till the filing of this report.
No case had been registered either. Some children in the area had apparently noticed the family jumping into the canal and informed other people. Residents of the area as well as divers then rushed off to the site. Neither police nor residents of the area could identify any reason for the woman’s actions. Assistant head constable at Gambat police station, Jawed Ahmed, said that Aliya had not taken any items from her house when she left.
*Name changed to protect the family’s identity
Published in The Express Tribune, October 24th, 2012.
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Life in Pakistan is both treated and dealt as a burden. If you cannot support 3 children...dont bring them to the world. Keep your family size small. Children are a source of income but at a later stage. Early on they are your responsibility.
Can't believer this happened in my town. :( What I know and believe that patriarchy sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!