 MULTAN, Pakistan - A desperate Pakistani man who put his three sons on sale to end his impoverishment was arrested and later released on the condition that he would make renewed efforts to make a living, police said on Tuesday.
| What, he didn't have any daughters? |
The 35-year-old Shaukat Ali was arrested three days ago when he sat outside his home with his three sons -- aged six, eight and 10 -- under a banner which read “Children for sale”, district police officer Shahid Hanif told AFP.
Ali told police that he ran a bakery in the town of Mian Channu, some 80 kilometres (50 miles) northeast of Multan, and lived a good life, but he spent everything when his wife fell sick and died. Police said they freed Ali after he promised to start a new life by finding some work.
| He'll sell someone else's sons. |
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