Talent power house Sania Saeed has said that not every married couple is worthy of having children.

 

In a recent interview, Sania talked about the mental and physical health of parents who are not in a position to have children.

 

"People in our society are not even capable of having children and they are incapable of giving an upbringing. They are not worthy of it, because of their weak mental and physical state," Sania said in a morning show.

 

While talking about the importance of upbringing of children, she added, “People should think before having children that if they are ready to have them? Are parents prepared to cope with the situation?”

 

She even mentioned that the young parents in Pakistan are suffering from mental health issues and many women are suffering from postpartum depression after giving birth. 

 

The actress said that couples in our society are not capable of supporting each other in hard times. On this, the host said, “In our society, elders suggest the couple if things are not working between them, plan on having a child to sort things out.” To this, Sania replied, “We want to bound people with responsibility but only a capable and a conscious person can bear responsibility. If a person cannot even manage his or her own emotions, then how will that person be able to manage a toddler who can drive anyone crazy.”

 

She said that people in our society don’t even visit the mental health professionals and they are not in power to make decisions, “How will they be able to bear such responsibility,” she questioned. 

 

“We are afraid of taking help, we don’t recognize the need of it and I have personally heard people saying that ‘I don’t believe in this mental health drama and the psychologists. Nothing happens after talking to the psychologists’”.

 

Sania Saeed got married to Shahid Shafaat in 1998, and they divorced in 2025. The former couple did not have any children.