▁well ▁as ▁from ▁international ▁human ▁rights ▁groups , ▁may ▁be ▁increasing ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁aw aren ess ▁within ▁the ▁Pak ist ani ▁government . ▁The ▁BBC ▁estimated ▁that ▁roughly ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Pak ist ani ▁br ides ▁were ▁bur nt ▁to ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁a ▁survey ▁showed ▁that ▁ 8 0 0 ▁women ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁this ▁manner ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁number ▁rose ▁to ▁ 1 1 0 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁it ▁stood ▁at ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁estimated ▁kill ings . ▁New sp apers ▁in ▁L ah ore ▁in ▁a ▁six - month ▁period ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁reported ▁on ▁average ▁ 1 5 ▁attacks ▁a ▁month . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁estimate ▁by ▁Human ▁Development ▁in ▁South ▁Asia , ▁on ▁average ▁there ▁are ▁ 1 6 ▁cases ▁of ▁b ride ▁burn ings ▁a ▁month . ▁Women ' s ▁e News ▁reported ▁ 4 0 0 0 ▁women ▁attacked ▁in ▁this ▁manner ▁in ▁Islam abad ' s ▁surr ound ings ▁over ▁an ▁eight - year ▁period ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁average ▁age ▁range ▁of ▁vict ims ▁is ▁between ▁ 1 8 ▁and ▁ 3 5 ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 3 0 ▁percent ▁being ▁pre gn ant ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁death . ▁Sh ahn az ▁B uk h ari ▁has ▁said ▁of ▁such ▁attacks ▁Either ▁Pakistan ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁possessed ▁st ov es ▁which ▁burn