4 commit suicide over poverty

KARACHI - The continuous rising unemployment rate has compelled four more to commit suicide here on Monday.

Farhan, 23, had committed suicide by taking toxic drugs. According to hospital sources, deceased was the resident of Sherpao Colony which lies in the jurisdiction of Quaidabad police station. His body was taken to JPMC but his family took it away without legal formalities. He was jobless and thriving to get some work. But failing in his struggle led him to commit suicide. The SHO Asif Rauf did not have any information regarding the said case when contacted. Similarly, a 28-year-old man committed suicide by shooting himself in the playground situated near Sindh Reserve Police (SRP) headquarters, Korangi No 4 in the jurisdiction of Korangi Industrial Area police station. The area police received the information by a local Javed who saw the dead body lying there around 3:45pm on Monday.