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May 10, 2015 - Updated 1435 PKT
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RAHIM YAR KHAN: Two women – a mother and her daughter who are said to be mentally disabled – have been bound by chains for 15 years inside their house in Rahim Yar Khan, Geo News learnt on Sunday.
"My brother was killed 15 years ago, after which my mother and sister lost mental stability. My wife is also unwell and suffers from mouth cancer," said the son of the woman who runs a small tea stall in Liaquatpur's Thul Hamza area to earn a livelihood.
He said that he did not have the money to seek appropriate medical treatment for his mother and sister.
He said that when he did try to get medical treatment, it increased the financial burden on his family and forced him to chain his mother and sister inside the house.
He added that his younger brother also suffered from a mental illness since childhood.
Government officials took notice of the family's misfortunes as soon as the news aired on Geo News.
Tariq Mehmood Bukhari, the District Commission Officer in Rahim Yar Khan, said that health and social welfare teams have been dispatched to the area to assess the condition of the women and provide help in every possible way.
Speaking to Geo News, Managing Director Baitulmaal Barrister Abid Waheed Shaikh said that the district officer and director have been intimated and that the family will be contacted today.
"They (the women) appear to be mentally unstable, and one appears to have mouth cancer. We will see how to proceed further to help this unfortunate family," he said when asked how the family will be helped.
The case is only one example of the treatment often meted out to mentally unstable people in impoverished localities of Pakistan.
Shaikh said that a large national census is required to ascertain the number of such cases. "It is unfortunate that these people are hidden inside their homes when a census or survey takes place. It is our joint responsibility to help such people. “
This case is a prime example of how media highlighted one such issue and a government department took notice, he said.
It is worth noting that the case has surfaced the same day the world celebrates ‘Mothers Day’.
Two mentally ill women chained to house for 15 years - thenews.com.pk
From Web Edition
RAHIM YAR KHAN: Two women – a mother and her daughter who are said to be mentally disabled – have been bound by chains for 15 years inside their house in Rahim Yar Khan, Geo News learnt on Sunday.
"My brother was killed 15 years ago, after which my mother and sister lost mental stability. My wife is also unwell and suffers from mouth cancer," said the son of the woman who runs a small tea stall in Liaquatpur's Thul Hamza area to earn a livelihood.
He said that he did not have the money to seek appropriate medical treatment for his mother and sister.
He said that when he did try to get medical treatment, it increased the financial burden on his family and forced him to chain his mother and sister inside the house.
He added that his younger brother also suffered from a mental illness since childhood.
Government officials took notice of the family's misfortunes as soon as the news aired on Geo News.
Tariq Mehmood Bukhari, the District Commission Officer in Rahim Yar Khan, said that health and social welfare teams have been dispatched to the area to assess the condition of the women and provide help in every possible way.
Speaking to Geo News, Managing Director Baitulmaal Barrister Abid Waheed Shaikh said that the district officer and director have been intimated and that the family will be contacted today.
"They (the women) appear to be mentally unstable, and one appears to have mouth cancer. We will see how to proceed further to help this unfortunate family," he said when asked how the family will be helped.
The case is only one example of the treatment often meted out to mentally unstable people in impoverished localities of Pakistan.
Shaikh said that a large national census is required to ascertain the number of such cases. "It is unfortunate that these people are hidden inside their homes when a census or survey takes place. It is our joint responsibility to help such people. “
This case is a prime example of how media highlighted one such issue and a government department took notice, he said.
It is worth noting that the case has surfaced the same day the world celebrates ‘Mothers Day’.
Two mentally ill women chained to house for 15 years - thenews.com.pk
