A heartbroken father unable to buy new clothes for his children on Eid decided to end his life.
The family of Muhammad Siddique Khan was left screaming in the pain of loss and betrayal when they found him hanging with a rope around his neck in his room at their humble home in the Kala Pull area.
The neighbours in the closely-knit slum community rushed in the house, and took control of the situation. Someone called the police helpline 15 and a squad rolled in after a few minutes. Siddique's body was moved to JPMC for legal formalities.
His children were devastated for Siddiq having ended his life for a few dresses. His neighbours told the police that Siddiq was unemployed and was struggling hard to make ends meet. Of late, they were surviving on handouts and could barely afford a square meal.
Siddiq's death shows a dark side of the society where professional beggars thrive on looting alms but men of honour, who dare not spread their palms for alms prefer to die rather than beg.
Speeding car kills couple
A couple, riding a motorcycle, was killed in a collision with a car speeding near the railway gate of Mai Kolachi Road in Docks area on Sunday. Their two-year-old granddaughter was injured in the accident.
The bodies of the deceased and the injured child were shifted to Jinnah Hospital by Edhi ambulance. According to the police, the deceased woman, 50-year-old Amina, and the man, 65-year-old Abdul Sattar, were husband and wife.
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