Suicidal Trend: Sale of ‘kala pathar’ banned in DG Khan
The kala pathar is used in hair dyes and sold at a cost of Rs10 and used by people in frustration to commit suicide
The police said that although the family had testified that the girl had committed suicide they are investigating the incident. CREATIVE COMMONS
DG KHAN:
The sale of paraphenylene diamaie (PPD), also known as ‘kala pathar’, has been banned keeping in view the increase in cases of suicide. Commissioner DG Khan Muhammad Yasrib visited the Teaching Hospital on Thursday where three patients who consumed kala pathar were being treated. The kala pathar is used in hair dyes and sold at a cost of Rs10 and used by people in frustration to commit suicide.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2016.
The sale of paraphenylene diamaie (PPD), also known as ‘kala pathar’, has been banned keeping in view the increase in cases of suicide. Commissioner DG Khan Muhammad Yasrib visited the Teaching Hospital on Thursday where three patients who consumed kala pathar were being treated. The kala pathar is used in hair dyes and sold at a cost of Rs10 and used by people in frustration to commit suicide.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2016.