03 March 2021, Multan, Pakistan - A Pakistani girl sits over branches of cotton plants to be used as fuel for cooking purposes near a vegetable field in a Basti Mohkim Din village on the outskirts of Multan city in Pakistan's central Punjab province on March 3, 2021. Women and children are particularly vulnerable, as they are involved in crop production and harvesting activities where they often inhale and touch hazardous pesticides.