KARACHI: A financially distressed family attempted suicide in the Metropolis on Friday by consuming a poisonous substance, leaving an infant dead.
سرجانی کراچی میں بیروزگاری مہنگائی راشن اور گھر کا کرایہ نہ ہونے کے سبب اظہر نامی شخص نے فیملی سمیت خود کو زہر دیکر خود کشی کی کوشش کی ایک بچی جان سے چلی گئی دوسرا بچہ تشویشناک حالت میں ہے اظہر اور بیوی بھی زیر علاج ہیں مگر کسے فرق پڑتا ہے انکے مرنے جینے سے ؟ @SsyedHhussain pic.twitter.com/ok6xhVRxht
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According to information gathered from Police and rescue sources, a 40-year-old resident of Surjani Town administered a poisonous substance to himself, his 35-year-old wife, and two infant daughters aged four and two, respectively, in their home due to “frustration over inflation”.
The two-year-old passed away while the rest of the family was shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital by rescue teams.
The neighbors said the family was living in a rented house and Azhar, who was working in a factory had lost his job.
He tried hard to find another job to continue the livelihood of the family, but after failing, he attempted suicide after poisoning his wife and children.
Police said that the man was the sole earner of the family, living in a rented house, and was struggling with inflation and unemployment.
