Despondent: Three commit suicide

FAISALABAD: Police said on Sunday that three people had committed suicide on Saturday night. They said Aisha Dilawar, a resident of Chak 204-RB, swallowed poison after quarrelling with her parents. They said she was taken to district headquarters hospital where she died. Separately, Hashim Ismail, a resident of Rezaabad, committed suicide after a domestic quarrel. Police said he was found hanging from a ceiling fan. In another incident, Shahida Hameed, a resident of Chak 66-JB, was found hanging from a ceiling fan. Police said she was taken to Allied Hospital where she passed away. Police said three people had attempted suicide in the district by swallowing poison in unrelated incidents. They said they had been taken to hospitals in critical condition.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 1^st, 2014.