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Pakistan

  • Prevalence of FGM/C: No official data reported. Small-scale studies have shown that FGM/C or khatna is practised within the Dawoodi Bohra community. News reports also suggest that FGM/C is practiced amongst the Sheedis.
  • Types of FGM/C thought to be practised: Amongst the Dawoodi Bohra, the most widely practised form is Type I. There are also reports of Type IV.
  • Legal status of FGM/C: No specific national legislation prohibiting FGM/C.
  • Relevant policies relating to FGM/C: No specific national policies or initiatives.
  • International commitments to end FGM/C:
    • Sustainable Development Goals Target 5.3: Eliminate all harmful practices, such as child, early and forced marriage and FGM/C.
    • Voluntary national reporting indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of girls and women aged 15-49 years who have undergone FGM/C, by age.
    • Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW): Ratified in 2013.
    • Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC): Ratified in 1990.
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