{
  "id": 1640696,
  "title": "Mother among five held for alleged sale of newborn in Faisalabad",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/mother-among-five-held-for-alleged-sale-of-newborn-in-faisalabad",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T04:51:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2023518/mother-among-five-held-for-alleged-sale-of-newborn-in-faisalabad"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A mother and four others have been arrested in Faisalabad for allegedly trafficking a newborn girl, as reported by Dawn on August 18th, 2026. According to the FIR filed by ASI Zahid Bashir under Sections 328 of the Penal Code and the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons Act 2018, the baby's mother, Sadia Bibi, gave birth to a 15-day-old girl who was subsequently sold to Perveen Masih and her husband, Irfan Masih, for Rs15,000. The couple then allegedly resold the infant to Roopa Masih, wife of Sikandar Masih, for Rs50,000. All five suspects, including the baby's mother, have been apprehended by the Tirkhani police in Faisalabad.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}