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Why would a a woman who wants a son kill a baby girl? Because that was the advice given by pirs - "living saints' who hold sway over millions of Pakistanis. Now tales of sexual abuse by pirs are coming out into the open. Meriel Beattie investigates.

(Repeated Monday 11.30pm)

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Reporter:
Meriel Beattie
Producer:
Arlene Gregorius
Source: Radio Times

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