Right To Life

Article No.9 Of The Pakistan Constitution& Article No.21 Of Indian Constitution

By:Muhammad Ahmad Nazar

Main Aspects:

» Defination of Law.» What is Infanticide?» Infanticide Before Islam.» Causes & Reasons of Infanticide.» Examples of Infanticide.» Infanticide Report of Pakistan.» Islamic Views About Infanticide.» Rights Given By State.

Defination:

» Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

» No person shall be deprived of his/her life or personal liberty except if it is according to procedure by law.

What is infanticide?

» It is the killing of an infant under one year of age.

» The violation of the Right to Life.

Infanticide Before Islam:

» A common proverb held before the arrival of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in Arab,

that was» “A generous deed to bury a female child.”

Causes & Reason OF Infanticide:

» Poverty» Dowry» Illiteracy» Lineage» Control of the population

Examples of Infanticide:

Karachi, Haryana colonyVolunteers in Karachi take the bodies of two infants from a private charity's morgue for burial.

Infanticide Report of Pakistan:

» Number of Infanticides of last 5 years.» (A report by Edhi Foundation’s Karachi Manager,

Anwar Kazmi)» 2009: 999 Infanticides,» 2010: 1210 Infanticides,» 2011:660 Infanticides, 133 Alive» 2012: 781 Infanticides, 192 Alive» 2013: 591 Infanticides, 138 Alive

Islamic Views About Infanticides:

» AL Quran (Q. 17:70)» "We have endowed the Children of Adam with

dignity [karam] and carried them on land and sea, and provided them with good things, and preferred them greatly over many of those We created."

Islamic Views About Infanticides:

» AL Hadith (Mishkat Al Masabih Vol 2) » Doing good to beasts is like the doing of good to

human beings, a deed of charity, whilst cruelty to animals is forbidden, just like cruelty to human beings"

Rights Given By State:

» The fundamental rights of every individual in the state:

» Article 25A ,34 ,38 » Right to education.» Full participation of women in national life.» Promotion of social and economic well-being of the

people

The Way Out:

» Educate the women of the society.

» Stop gender discrimination.

» Stop detection of sex before birth

» Change the mind set of people.

Conclusion:

Any Questions ???

Thanks To All