An army officer has adopted an infant girl who was buried alive in the country’s northwest, according to state media reports on Saturday.
The baby, who was saved by emergency persons, was later taken to a local hospital for treatment. The incident took place in Nowshera, where the child was buried alive, a tragic case that attracted widespread attention across social media and Pashto news channels.
The child was rescued by the Rescue 1122 team, a Pakistani emergency service that grabbed just in time.
Major Waqas, an army officer who attended a course in Risalpur, learned about the baby’s situation and visited the hospital to check her condition. After completing the necessary legal procedures, greater Waqas adopted the child through the civil court.
The Radio Pakistan report did not give details of the identity of those responsible for burying the child how the authorities were warned or the circumstances of the girl’s rescue.
Cases of abandoned newborns, especially girls, are not rare in Pakistan, where social stigma, gender discrimination and fear of setbacks often cause people to take desperate measures.
To combat this, the Edhi Foundation, one of Pakistan’s largest humanitarian organizations, has created cradle outside its offices in different cities that encourage parents to leave unwanted babies there instead of giving up or harming them.
The case has given rise to significant public discussion, with many praising great waqas for his decision to adopt the child and highlight both the tragedy in the situation and the officer’s compassion.
