Plea against amendment ‘decriminalising suicide’ admitted for hearing
- 20-Sep-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Shariat Court (FSC) on Wednesday admitted for hearing a petition, seeking the nullification of an amendment decriminalising suicide and suicide attempts, ARY News reported. Advocate Hammad Saeed Dar challenged the legal amendment to the Criminal Laws Act decriminalising suicide and suicide attempts in a petition filed to the Federal Shariat Court. […]
Police officer attempts suicide in Karachi
- 27-Jan-2023
KARACHI: A police officer in Karachi shot himself and got injured as he attempted suicide over ‘unknown reason’, ARY News reported on Friday, quoting the police. According to details, the police officer named Khalid Hussain attempted suicide after shooting himself in the chest. He was later shifted to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. The […]
For trans people, family rejection tied to suicide attempts, substance abuse
- 28-May-2016
NEW YORK: For transgender or gender non-conforming individuals, as rejection from family members increases, so does their likelihood of suicide attempts or substance abuse, according to a new study.