Just saw a news excerpt on how people abandon their newborn baby girls in the Edhi centre. There’s a little jhoola outside the centre where they often find an abandoned little baby girl. 
Why are girls such a burden for these parents? Is it the fear of jahez? The fact that girls don’t usually work odd jobs outdoors in Pakistan so can’t make money unlike boys? But surely they can and do work in other people’s homes etc? I just don’t understand…