Man kills newborn daughter

E-Paper | May 06, 2026

KASUR: A man allegedly strangled his newborn daughter and buried her in the courtyard of his house at Herjoki village on Sunday.

Police arrested the suspect on the complaint of his wife and exhumed the body.

Shamim Bibi complained to police that she gave birth to a baby girl on the night between Saturday and Sunday at a maternity centre where her sister Ghulam Fatima and brother-in-law Muhammad Sarwar brought her. She alleged that no sooner had she returned home with the newborn than her husband Sher Alam, who blew his top on hearing about the girl’s birth, got hold of her (newborn) and strangled her.

Alam, alleged his wife, dug up a grave in the courtyard of his house and buried the newborn without any remorse.

Shamim’s sister Fatima informed police who arrested Alam, a kiln worker in Chunian, and recovered the body of the newborn from the temporary grave. Police registered a case against Alam under sections 302, 311 and 201 of PPC.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2016

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Arslan Sheikh

Aug 08, 2016 09:43am

Pre Islamic era.

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Concerned Pakistani

Aug 08, 2016 09:43am

Ah! The poor little soul. Every day our society touches new depths.

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Umer

Aug 08, 2016 09:45am

How difficult it was for me to Click on this news item.. its so Terrible and out of Humanity.

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Wasay

Aug 08, 2016 10:45am

This is absolutely horrifying. The fact that this behavior exists is disgusting. What's worse is that the man's actions were somehow justified in his eyes. Something needs to be done, we cannot allow these things to happen again.

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pink noise

Aug 08, 2016 12:07pm

We should also see the reasons beyond heinous crimes ,We have to educate more on family planning & population control specially in poor families.... Its easy to give birth but hard to feed a living life for so many poor persons like this " kiln worker" who have taken an extreme inhuman step.

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nasarullah siddiqui

Aug 08, 2016 12:16pm

I am very surprise to read this news. I cannot believe a father can be that much cruel to strangle a newborn baby. Very sad news.

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Azahar

Aug 08, 2016 12:40pm

Honor killing

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Pakistan Zindabad

Aug 08, 2016 12:41pm

Worst Worst Father Ever. Knock Knock ! Hello Law ! Is there any ????

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Najaf

Aug 08, 2016 12:48pm

How can anyone kill their own children. Even animals protect their babies. What kind of human beings are these?

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Philosopher (from Japan)

Aug 08, 2016 02:07pm

Are they humans??

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Umair

Aug 08, 2016 02:10pm

Its about time that we educate each and every one of our society.

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Wahaj

Aug 08, 2016 02:40pm

I am a father of 9 months old baby. And literally she is the best part of my life.I sleep looking at her and wakes up looking at her. Kisses her forehead before leaving for Office. I honestly got tears in my eyes reading about this news. How come a father do this to the blessings of Almighty. These acts were done by Ka'afirs before Islam. How come such thought came in the mind of the father. May Almighty rest this beautiful soul in peace. And bless her mother with Sabr

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art kp

Aug 08, 2016 03:05pm

Worst crime ever!

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Samsar

Aug 08, 2016 03:18pm

And people like him want boys not girls???

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Najaf

Aug 08, 2016 03:45pm

Please give the baby away for adoption if you don't want it.

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Houlbelat

Aug 08, 2016 04:45pm

This is exactly what was the norm before dawn of Islam. A type of medieval honor killing!

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Houlbelat

Aug 08, 2016 04:50pm

Giving daughter to strangers in marriage was considered a shameful act in Arab lands in pre-Islam era. Therefore, they were buried alive on birth. Just like this savage, who had the heart even to strangle a new born daughter before burying without rites.

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Sonia

Aug 08, 2016 05:43pm

This should shake the rulers of this country but they are so busy with antics of their own that it will not even come to their notice. The ruling party the opposition should be ashamed that a man killed his daughter! Neglect, outdated mindset or poverty the ruler shall be answerable for this small kid who lived for a few hours! Shameful indeed!

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Aug 08, 2016 07:24pm

His mom was also a baby girl once ...:(

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Mulazim hussain

Aug 08, 2016 09:45pm

Inhumane!

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