Doctors in Pakistan are fighting to save the life of a baby boy born with six
legs because of a rare genetic condition, hospital officials said Monday.
The infant was born to the wife of an X-ray technician a week ago, Jamal
Raza, the director of National Institute of the Child Health in Karachi, told
reporters."It is not one baby actually. They are two, one of them is premature," he
said.A doctor at the institute who did not wish to be named said the extra limbs
were the result of a genetic disease which would affect only one in a million or
more babies."The doctors are examining the infant to plan for necessary treatment to save
the baby's life and ensure he lives a normal life," said a statement from the
provincial health department.Imran Shaikh, the baby's father who lives in Sukkur, around 450 kilometres
(280 miles) north of Karachi, said he was grateful his son was being
treated."We are a poor family. I am thankful to the government for helping us
treating my baby," he told the media.
