KARACHI: A 50-year-old man, who had been staging a strike outside Karachi Press Club, cut his throat in an attempt to commit suicide, according to the police.
A resident of Karachi’s Agra Taj cut his throat around 2.30 p.m. According to the eyewitnesses, the protesting man threw a wad of Rs 10 before cutting his throat.
Rescue officials and police immediately rushed to the spot and took the injured person to the nearby hospital for medical treatment. Police sources have informed that they are investigating the suicide attempt of the injured person.
Earlier in 2016, a 64-year-old die-hard fan of former Pakistan army chief Raheel Sharif committed suicide by consuming poison, protesting the government’s decision not to give an extension to the just-retired General.
Lutf Amim Shibli, who once served as chairman of the Progressive Workers Union at the Karachi Port Trust (KPT), had begun his protest on November 1 outside Karachi Press Club (KPC), threatening that he would commit suicide if Raheel was not given an extension in service.
