Suicide: 2 swallow poison in separate incidents

KHANEWAL: Two young men committed suicide in separate incidents on Tuesday. According to police officials, Kot Beerbal Chak-34SB resident Saifur Rehman wanted to marry a girl of his choice but his family refused to accept the match. Following their refusal, Rehman swallowed poison and his family found his body on Wednesday morning. In another incident, 25-year-old Jaswant Nagar resident Muhammad Wasim, committed suicide after having a quarrel with his wife about finances. Wasim was a tailor by profession and was struggling to support his family. Police officials have registered separate cases.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 27^th, 2011.