Abortion is illegal in Pakistan. Section 338 of the Pakistan Penal code provides that “Whoever causes a woman with child whose organs have not been formed, to miscarry, if such miscarriage is not caused in good faith for the purpose of saving the life of the woman or providing necessary treatment to her, is said to cause ‘Isqat-i-Haml’ is liable to a punishment of three years imprisonment if the abortion is performed by the woman’s consent otherwise a maximum of ten years. Section 338 B and C of the Pakistan Penal Code provides that termination of a child whose limbs have been formed for any reason other than to save the life of the mother shall be liable to pay Diyat (blood money) and such person is also liable for a maximum of seven years imprisonment. The law does not allow abortion on the basis of Fetal Defect (Insight Into Abortion).
According to the above video, the majority of Pakistani girls are having sex before marriage, causing the abortion rate to increasing rapidly.
A research studies conducted in 2002 and 2003 (by Population Council-Pakistan) reveals that an estimated 890, 000 induced abortions occur annually in Pakistan (Abortion law Pakistan).
There were 50 abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-49 in 2012 and 27 in 2002. The study titled ‘Induced Abortions and Unintended Pregnancies in Pakistan’ was carried out by Population Council in collaboration with the Guttmacher Institute, United States of America, and launched at a local hotel in Wednesday. The study shows that in 2012, an estimated 623,000 Pakistani women were treated for complications resulting from induced abortions, the vast majority of which were performed by unqualified people or involved traditional methods (Ikram Junaidi, Annual abortion rate in Pakistan doubled in 10 years).
Women in Pakistan have a high level of unmet need for contraception— estimated at 20% in 2012–2013. This results in high rates of unintended pregnancy, unplanned births and induced abortion. Improving and expanding the provision of family planning services are critical to enable women and couples to have the number of children they want, when they want them. The decline in the number of births in Pakistan has been slower than in other Asian countries. The total fertility rate dropped from about six children per woman in the early 1980s to 4.4 in 2003. However, the rate decreased more slowly from 2006 to 2013 (from 4.1 to 3.8). On average, Pakistani women still have one child more than they desire. Contraceptive use—including both traditional and modern methods—among married women has risen slowly, from 30% in 2007 to 35% in 2013. Use of modern methods has increased from 22% to 26% over this period. Among women who use any method, the discontinuation rate within one year of use is high, at 37%. In Pakistan, abortion is legally allowed only to save the life of a woman or to provide “necessary treatment” early in pregnancy. Given a lack of clarity in interpreting the law, legal abortion services are difficult to obtain, and most women who have an abortion resort to clandestine and unsafe procedures (Unintended Pregnancy and Induced Abortion In Pakistan).
Works Cited
Abortion in Pakistan: Morality Becomes More Restrictive Than the Law
https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/4848/abortion-law-pakistan
http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/FB-Pakistan.html
The women of Pakistan 
Pakistan and Jordan have something in common regarding this issue. Both countries prohibit pregnancy termination even if there is fetal defect. Most countries would terminate the pregnancy when this occurs, reason why I am so surprised.
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Syria and Pakistan have very similar laws regarding abortion. In Syria too, it is illegal to have an abortion and to have an abortion is also punishable up to three years in prison. I also think that if women had more access to contraceptives there would be less of an issue and/or need for abortion.
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