Mother-in-law’s remarks reportedly drive Karachi woman to suicide

KARACHI: A tragic incident was reported in Nusrat Bhutto Colony in the North Nazimabad neighborhood, where a woman committed suicide after being distressed by comments made by her mother-in-law, ARY News reported.

According to the Shahrah-e-Noor Jahan police, the woman took her own life by shooting herself with a firearm. Police have since arrived at the scene and gathered evidence.

Authorities added that the woman took the extreme step after becoming disheartened following a domestic argument with her mother-in-law.

The body has been shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital for legal formalities, police confirmed.

Investigators have recovered the weapon used in the incident, and further inquiries into the woman’s death are currently underway.

Last year, a young man, identified as Usman, ended his life after jumping from the eighth floor of a school building in Karachi.

Police confirmed that a case has been registered at Brigade Police Station against the school administration. The FIR, lodged by the victim Usman’s brother, includes attempted murder charges against three school employees.

According to the case record, Usman had accused the school administration of mistreatment prior to the incident. In his final social media post, Usman alleged that three individuals, identified as Irfan, Hassan, and Talha subjected him to mental torture, which he claimed drove him to suicide.

Authorities said the investigation is underway to determine responsibility. The incident has raised serious concerns about mental health and accountability in Karachi’s institutions.

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Earlier, a newlywed couple died by suicide on Tuesday after lying on railway tracks near the Bhai Wala crossing in Faisalabad.

The deceased were identified as Sajid and Razia, who had been married for just three months. According to police, the couple lay down in front of the Badar Express train.

Rescue teams arrived swiftly after receiving the alert, and the bodies were transferred to Allied Hospital Faisalabad.

The couple was the resident of Adeel Town and Sajid worked at a local power loom factory. Initial police investigations