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A newborn girl child was thrown in a dumpster at Vehari Chowk in Multan by unidentified people, police has said on Saturday, quoting eyewitnesses.
Eyewitnesses had quickly informed Rescue 1122, which took the baby girl to Nishtar Hospital. Doctors at the hospital say the child is not in any danger.
Police has recorded witness statements and started an investigation. The Rescue 1122 team will hand the child over to an Edhi Foundation team.
This is not the first such incident, as 'unwanted' new-born children, often girls, are frequently abandoned by their families and left to fend for themselves.
The Edhi Foundation has been criticised in the past by right-wing organisations for providing cradles outside its offices, urging parents to leave newborn children there instead of abandoning them to the elements. Right-wing organisations, many of which also condemn contraceptives, claim these cradles 'promote' promiscuity.
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Jun 17, 2017 03:50pm
Send the little angel to me. I will raise her a Muslim and give her all the love a person can give another human being. She will have everything she could ever want.
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Jun 17, 2017 03:53pm
It is very sad , God forgive us
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Jun 17, 2017 03:53pm
How dsperate does a parent have to be to abandon their baby? What does that say about society- when there are no safety nets to whom the poorest can turn for help?
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Jun 17, 2017 04:14pm
"Right-wing organisations, many of which also condemn contraceptives, claim these cradles 'promote' promiscuity." Right-wing organizations have a lot of time to think about promiscuity. I wonder why?
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Jun 17, 2017 04:42pm
Very sad
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Jun 17, 2017 04:53pm
The right wing criticizers object against Edhi's very humane initiative that says "Qatal na kejeye, jhoolay main daliay" and wants its opposite. How cruel and inhumane.
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Jun 17, 2017 05:12pm
Right wing organizations must know that poverty & illiteracy are devastating problems of this country than promiscuity.
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Jun 17, 2017 05:18pm
Disgrace towards mankind.
At times of marriage girls are kidnapped due to less ratio.
At-lest the humans who abandoned the child did not kill it.
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Jun 17, 2017 06:33pm
I am speechless at the apathy and decadence shown by our society. On one side there's no food and people are throwning their kids or committing suicide while on the other side the rich are becoming richer !
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Jun 17, 2017 07:26pm
@Suzan Stetzer Maida contact edhi centre. You will get it.. Dnt just text and sleep....
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Jun 17, 2017 08:36pm
Please send her to me. I will raise her as pure human.
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Jun 17, 2017 09:00pm
Humanity is being pulled back to ignorance
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Jun 17, 2017 11:06pm
What the people now need is another ' red train ' to improve their lot ...... the vision of our leaders is pathetic.
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Jun 17, 2017 11:07pm
@Suzan Stetzer Maida u r the real human , lots of respect for u
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Jun 17, 2017 11:31pm
Help with adoption needed. Anyone can gelp. Please comme t. I will bring her up as my own.
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Jun 18, 2017 12:07am
@Suzan Stetzer Maida - what a noble person you are. I hope people liking your comment are also making themselves available like you.
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Jun 18, 2017 12:32am
I adopted a month old baby from Edhi 3 years ago and brought the baby to US. Now he is a thriving 3 year old with full of energy and a joy to whole family. Will not hesitate to adopt this girl too. I am so glad she is safe with edhi now.....they will make sure to have right folks adopt her.
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Jun 18, 2017 12:34am
@Mr S If you are really interested contact Bilquees edhi directly... We did contact her 3 years ago from US, and adopted similar kind of baby.
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Jun 18, 2017 12:51am
That's the beauty of edhi in encouraging pity acts by pity parents or god knows if this was even halal or not
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Jun 18, 2017 05:55am
Thank God for 1122 and Edhi. 1122 is an absolute need in remaining provinces. The disgusting parents of the poor child need to be locked up for a long long time. I hope one day our child services will be as strong as the US's. Its a shame we hand over things to Edhi. Funny how one man in his death has done so much more than even those who are still alive. Edhi hoped the state would correct its attitude to the apathy of medical services in dire restructuring..70 years later nothings changed.
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Jun 18, 2017 05:59am
I want Edhi's child services wing to be either taken in as a government body or a government funded org. Edhi and his family have given it all. What more do our corrupt leaders want from this country?
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Jun 18, 2017 07:15am
@Suzan Stetzer Maida really appreciate, We need another Edhi sb again
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Jun 18, 2017 07:17am
@jaredlee67 because they are a direct outcome of it
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