The pain that she must have gone through can not be captured in mere words. When they brought Purposh to Karachi for treating her burns, doctors might have felt the agony while declaring that her 75% of body is burnt and it is very difficult for her to survive. According to rule of nine used by Doctors for determination of extent of burns and prognosis; with percentage increase in burnt surface area of the victim, the chances of survival decrease. Doctors were right and she succumbed to death after fighting for life and this fight continued no more than 2-3 days.
Nineteen years old and mother of a baby girl Purposh was married to Farhan Bhatti one and a half year back and started living with his family at Sehrish Nagar, Qasimabad Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. It is reported that this marriage was an out come of a tradition in Sindh Pakistan named ‘Badi’. Badi means sort of an exchange and according to this tradition people use to exchange ladies for marriage between families [read more]
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