Pakistan

Desperate measures: Woman sets herself on fire

Doctors at the hospital said she had 60-70 per cent burns.

Our Correspondent June 02, 2014

BAHAWALPUR: A 30-year-old mentally challenged woman on Monday set herself on fire. Derawar Station House Officer Rana Hakim Ali said Khursheed Bibi poured petrol on herself and lit a match. Her family put out the fire and took her to Bahawalpur Victoria Hospital. Doctors at the hospital said she had 60-70 per cent burns. They said she was in a critical condition.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 3^rd, 2014.

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