33 children, three wives: This is why we need a population census

[Desert Fox]

I think Balochistan has the highest birth rate...

Yet it is the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan.

 

[Desert Fox]

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33 children, three wives: This is why we need a population census

Resident of Quetta, 43-year-old Jan Mohammad, is expecting two more children this year.

QUETTA: A resident of Quetta, Jan Mohammad, who has fathered 33 children from three wives says he is living a happy life with his large family. "The bigger the family, the better," says 43-year-old Jan, the father of 19 daughters and 14 sons.

Jan, who considers himself "young at heart", is expecting two more baby girls this year, with one of his wives expected to deliver a daughter this week.

A doctor and trader by profession, Jan, says he cares for his children himself and the only difficulty he encounters is that he often forgets their names.

The large family lives in Quetta's eastern bypass area on the outskirts of the city, a remote neighbourhood inhabited by low-income families.

"I spend about Rs100,000 a month to educate my children," says Jan, whose children range between one and 16 years old. His favourite child is his eldest daughter, Shagufta Nasreen, who is studying in the ninth grade.

"When Papa comes home, I am the first to open the door as soon as possible so he doesn’t have to stand outside," she says with a smile.

Jan Mohammad spends about Rs100,000 a month to educate his children.

When asked about his decision to have such an unusually large family, Jan says: "I had only one brother when I was growing up, and I was very fed up with that reality. I always wanted a large family."

Jan's large family came into the media limelight when he requested multiple copies of the Form B for his children, a request which Quetta’s Deputy Commissioner rejected, deeming the number suspiciously high.

But the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation has issued birth certificates for all of Jan’s children and he has an official ration book from 1974 as an ID document,

Journalist Zofeen T. Ebrahim, who often writes on Pakistan's demography says the trend of having such large families underscores the need to have a population count.

"We're bringing too many babies in this world and there is no plan to absorb them effectively," she tells Dawn.com.

"We can't have a one-child policy so we need to think intelligently on how to bring about a change in the mindset."

She stresses the need for a census. "A census is not just knowing the numbers — it gives a window into the household and how it is living its life."

She adds, "It helps demographers understand the country's population and the direction it is taking. Their input helps in informing a government's policy towards best and most strategic ways to invest in the human capital. Without knowing how many we are, its like policy makers taking a shot in the dark and hoping they get it right."

Ebrahim feels the lack of a population census since 1998 means "we cannot make intelligent and informed decisions on how to make investments that contribute to having small, manageable and healthier families".

"We can never achieve our full potential for economic growth that comes through a demographic dividend."

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ما شاء الله
What a beautiful family.

 

[dadeechi]

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33 children, three wives: This is why we need a population census

Resident of Quetta, 43-year-old Jan Mohammad, is expecting two more children this year.

QUETTA: A resident of Quetta, Jan Mohammad, who has fathered 33 children from three wives says he is living a happy life with his large family. "The bigger the family, the better," says 43-year-old Jan, the father of 19 daughters and 14 sons.

Jan, who considers himself "young at heart", is expecting two more baby girls this year, with one of his wives expected to deliver a daughter this week.

A doctor and trader by profession, Jan, says he cares for his children himself and the only difficulty he encounters is that he often forgets their names.

The large family lives in Quetta's eastern bypass area on the outskirts of the city, a remote neighbourhood inhabited by low-income families.

"I spend about Rs100,000 a month to educate my children," says Jan, whose children range between one and 16 years old. His favourite child is his eldest daughter, Shagufta Nasreen, who is studying in the ninth grade.

"When Papa comes home, I am the first to open the door as soon as possible so he doesn’t have to stand outside," she says with a smile.

Jan Mohammad spends about Rs100,000 a month to educate his children.

When asked about his decision to have such an unusually large family, Jan says: "I had only one brother when I was growing up, and I was very fed up with that reality. I always wanted a large family."

Jan's large family came into the media limelight when he requested multiple copies of the Form B for his children, a request which Quetta’s Deputy Commissioner rejected, deeming the number suspiciously high.

But the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation has issued birth certificates for all of Jan’s children and he has an official ration book from 1974 as an ID document,

Journalist Zofeen T. Ebrahim, who often writes on Pakistan's demography says the trend of having such large families underscores the need to have a population count.

"We're bringing too many babies in this world and there is no plan to absorb them effectively," she tells Dawn.com.

"We can't have a one-child policy so we need to think intelligently on how to bring about a change in the mindset."

She stresses the need for a census. "A census is not just knowing the numbers — it gives a window into the household and how it is living its life."

She adds, "It helps demographers understand the country's population and the direction it is taking. Their input helps in informing a government's policy towards best and most strategic ways to invest in the human capital. Without knowing how many we are, its like policy makers taking a shot in the dark and hoping they get it right."

Ebrahim feels the lack of a population census since 1998 means "we cannot make intelligent and informed decisions on how to make investments that contribute to having small, manageable and healthier families".

"We can never achieve our full potential for economic growth that comes through a demographic dividend."

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3 Cricket teams - All in the family

 

[Apprentice]

Yaar I have been married twice and I have zero kids and have no plans for any anytime soon, perhaps you should try too emulate me, no dirty nappies to deal with or sleepless nights.kudos

People marry 2nd time hoping for kids yet you have two wives and don't want any kids. Strange

 

[SQ8]

To put it another way and set aside this man's BS; he just likes sex and multiple partners and wont use protection out of a misplaced sense of religious diktat. He isnt burdened and isnt any divine man on a mission, just a normal person who wanted more than his first wife.

That being said, if he can support them and ensure all of them end up educated and useful members of society; then there is nothing on earth that should stop him from doing so.

 

[Apprentice]

Funny how the liberals who badmouth Sharia are more accepting of bits and pieces of it which are in line with their interests.

Guys, we all need to accept all of Sharia.

We shouldn't bite the hand that feeds us.

 

[Ankit Kumar]

Who wanna bet that he will complete half century ?

But on the topic, 11 kids per wife.... if the women are healthy then this is a good thing.

 

[django]

People marry 2nd time hoping for kids yet you have two wives and don't want any kids. Strange

Such a generalized comment.

 

[Multani]

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33 children, three wives: This is why we need a population census

Resident of Quetta, 43-year-old Jan Mohammad, is expecting two more children this year.

QUETTA: A resident of Quetta, Jan Mohammad, who has fathered 33 children from three wives says he is living a happy life with his large family. "The bigger the family, the better," says 43-year-old Jan, the father of 19 daughters and 14 sons.

Jan, who considers himself "young at heart", is expecting two more baby girls this year, with one of his wives expected to deliver a daughter this week.

A doctor and trader by profession, Jan, says he cares for his children himself and the only difficulty he encounters is that he often forgets their names.

The large family lives in Quetta's eastern bypass area on the outskirts of the city, a remote neighbourhood inhabited by low-income families.

"I spend about Rs100,000 a month to educate my children," says Jan, whose children range between one and 16 years old. His favourite child is his eldest daughter, Shagufta Nasreen, who is studying in the ninth grade.

"When Papa comes home, I am the first to open the door as soon as possible so he doesn’t have to stand outside," she says with a smile.

Jan Mohammad spends about Rs100,000 a month to educate his children.

When asked about his decision to have such an unusually large family, Jan says: "I had only one brother when I was growing up, and I was very fed up with that reality. I always wanted a large family."

Jan's large family came into the media limelight when he requested multiple copies of the Form B for his children, a request which Quetta’s Deputy Commissioner rejected, deeming the number suspiciously high.

But the Quetta Metropolitan Corporation has issued birth certificates for all of Jan’s children and he has an official ration book from 1974 as an ID document,

Journalist Zofeen T. Ebrahim, who often writes on Pakistan's demography says the trend of having such large families underscores the need to have a population count.

"We're bringing too many babies in this world and there is no plan to absorb them effectively," she tells Dawn.com.

"We can't have a one-child policy so we need to think intelligently on how to bring about a change in the mindset."

She stresses the need for a census. "A census is not just knowing the numbers — it gives a window into the household and how it is living its life."

She adds, "It helps demographers understand the country's population and the direction it is taking. Their input helps in informing a government's policy towards best and most strategic ways to invest in the human capital. Without knowing how many we are, its like policy makers taking a shot in the dark and hoping they get it right."

Ebrahim feels the lack of a population census since 1998 means "we cannot make intelligent and informed decisions on how to make investments that contribute to having small, manageable and healthier families".

"We can never achieve our full potential for economic growth that comes through a demographic dividend."

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ma sha Allah. Thats the culture in Balochistan !

Its common among Kashmiri Biradari in Pakistani too ( at least a few decades ago ). They are famous for huge families in Jammu and Kashmir, and Punjab.

The daughter sounds like an absolute gem. But why would they interview the husband and daughter yet not the wives?

Because of religious and cultural restrictions.

Yet it is the most sparsely populated province of Pakistan.

Balochistan, ma sha ALLAH, has 17.5 million people now, and in sha Allah, with PM Nawaz's plans for Gawadar, and other developmental projects, i hope it will increase. This is because Balochistan has lost millions to Karachi, internal Sindh, South Punjab, and the Gulf countries like Oman.

Perhaps, a lot of those people will return to take part in further development and stop the brain drain.

Jiyo Baloch !

Funny how the liberals who badmouth Sharia are more accepting of bits and pieces of it which are in line with their interests.

Guys, we all need to accept all of Sharia.

We shouldn't bite the hand that feeds us.

Perhaps those liberals have no idea what the word "sharia" means. They just spit out what CNN gobbles down their throats.

 

[Solomon2]

Because of religious and cultural restrictions.

Reporter wouldn't interview wives becuase of "religious and cultural restrictions" but O.K. to interview the daughter?

This story seems to be constructed more around the "need to have a population census" theme. I find this a pity, since an expanded story of this family would strike me as far more interesting.

 

[jamahir]

A doctor and trader by profession, Jan, says he cares for his children himself and the only difficulty he encounters is that he often forgets their names.

what a doctor !!

"I spend about Rs100,000 a month to educate my children," says Jan, whose children range between one and 16 years old.

what about those who have four children but not much income??

When asked about his decision to have such an unusually large family, Jan says: "I had only one brother when I was growing up, and I was very fed up with that reality. I always wanted a large family."

that's such a ridiculous reason.

there are many people, especially in south asia, who wished they didn't have their brothers to have unpleasant arguments with.

Journalist Zofeen T. Ebrahim, who often writes on Pakistan's demography says the trend of having such large families underscores the need to have a population count.

"We're bringing too many babies in this world and there is no plan to absorb them effectively," she tells Dawn.com.

absolutely.

"We can't have a one-child policy so we need to think intelligently on how to bring about a change in the mindset."

therefore we must rethink what a family should be... the 'communist manifesto' produced in 1848 called for the abolition of the family system at some future point and south asia, especially india, pakistan and afghanistan, are primary examples of why that should be.

south asia simply has too many males and most of them are parasites.

I would shake Jan Mohammed's hand. For a start he is doing good job in caring for his children and secondly being doctor he is helping to up the IQ as intelligence is often genetic trait.

not every doctor is intelligent and humane :

Jalandhar: Infant left to die over non-payment of Rs 200 -The New Indian Express

Female foetuses in Beed fed to dogs to hide evidence | Daily Mail Online

Competition buddy..
Indian man with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren

His wives share a dormitory near Ziona's private bedroom and locals said he likes to have seven or eight of them by his side at all times.

if true then the ultimate tharki.

@Zibago , @django , @MaarKhoor , @Nilgiri , @doppelganger

doesn't look like a safe house in a mountainous area that may have earthquake or mudslide.

That's only about two or three children per wife. Does that mean he's boring? I thought Indians had all these fancy positions......

like this??

Aunty Sutra: Time Bomb - YouTube

Funny how the liberals who badmouth Sharia are more accepting of bits and pieces of it which are in line with their interests.

Guys, we all need to accept all of Sharia.

We shouldn't bite the hand that feeds us.

i ask you to first understand the real sharia.

Such a generalized comment.

i have never seen apprentice making a comment that doesn't sound fresh out of a tableeghi jamaat session.

 

[asif1986]

Wow! That's a long time back.

Why hasn't your Government conducted a new census since then?

Like other things census is a controversial subject in pakistan.In the past there have been reports of some vested interests manipulating the census process to over-estimate their numbers and under-estimate others numbers.The seats,provincial quotas are allocated on the basis of numbers.In balochistan the ethnic balochs fear they are becoming minority in their province because of pashtun/afghan migration from afghanistan.Its the same situation in sindh, there was a time when both urdu-speakers and ethnic sindhis were claiming to outnumber each other.

 

[Multani]

Reporter wouldn't interview wives becuase of "religious and cultural restrictions" but O.K. to interview the daughter?

This story seems to be constructed more around the "need to have a population census" theme. I find this a pity, since an expanded story of this family would strike me as far more interesting.

yes, because she is a child in ninth grade.

 

[doppelganger]

If I was a woman, after the first 2-3 I would have cut his member off.

Better that than have a vaginal prolase and mammaries dangling near my ankles.

 

[Armstrong]

Damn......!

Thats even more children than @Vauban @Taygibay and @Nihonjin1051 combined !