Domestic Voilence in Pakistan

Emilio Morenatti

Associated Press

Najaf Sultana, 16, poses for a photograph at her home in Lahore, Pakistan Wednesday, July 9, 2008. At the age of five Najaf was burnt by her father while she was sleeping, apparently because he didn't want to have another girl in the family. As a result of the burning Najaf became blind and after being abandoned by both her parents she now lives with relatives. She has undergone plastic surgery around 15 times to try to recover from her scars.

Emilio Morenatti, "Domestic Voilence in Pakistan," in POYi Archive, Item #42844, http://archive.poy.org/index.php/items/show/42844 (accessed June 15, 2025).