In many families, the birth of a daughter was regarded as a curse and there was a case when daughters born in the family were put to death. The boy accepts that girl who belongs to a well-off family, highly educated in service and earns. He also wants a girl whose parents can give much dowry at the time of marriage. The system of dowry in our society is an act of discrimination against unmarried girls whose values are defined based on their respective dowries. The cases in Pakistan are high due to the concept of dowry.

When the engagement is broken due to the dowry the girl begins to live in the society with a sense of insecurity develops an inferiority complex and remains emotionally suppressed. She feels herself to be a burden on her parents. So she suicide herself. She becomes depressed. Due to fewer dowries the in-laws tortured the girl, they abused, insults and passed the sarcastic remarks.

At the end, I want to give suggestions that a dowry is a very bad thing and should be banned in all countries. Banning this tradition leads to happier life because it is a source of stress among parents of girls. There should be proper rules and laws about a dowry. Proper steps should be taken to reduce this harmful disease in society. Dowry is becoming a convention in civilization gradually. Thus, parents have to stop demanding dowry. NGOS should be there and make honest efforts to curtail this practice.