Reasons Unknown: Four commit suicide in separate incidents

PARACHINAR: As many as four people committed suicide in different areas of Kurram Agency in the last 24 hours. Abdul Rahman, 50, shot himself dead with an AK-47 at his house in Tanoorak village. He was the father of two sons and a daughter. Abdullah, 20, shot himself dead with a Kalashnikov in Gandaw village of Para Chamkani. The reason for suicide could not be ascertained. Learning about the death of his friend Abdullah, Majid Khan also committed suicide. The latter was a driver by profession. Meanwhile Iqbal Khan also shot himself dead with an automatic rifle in Kochi village of Lower Kurram Agency. When approached for a comment, senior physician Dr Ibrar Hussain said increasing societal pressures force people to resort to such actions.

Published in The Express Tribune, May 20^th, 2015.