Daily Times

Sir: Suicide is a global phenomenon in all regions of the world. Annually, about one million persons commit suicide all over the world. In Pakistan, the trend of suicide is increasing day by day. In the month of March 2015 alone, a total of 129 cases of suicide were reported from all over the country, including 46 from Sindh. Regrettably, it is a very alarming ratio of suicide incidents.

According to the opinions of some psychology experts, the reasons for suicide are: depression, unemployment, domestic violence, parental separation, growing economic instability, child abuse, bullying, rising inflation and the loss of social cohesion that force a person to end his or her life. Recently, in Shikarpur, a 25-years-old young man, Sumeet Kumar committed suicide due to financial problems. Another young man Sain Bux committed suicide in village Kamran Kandrani District Jafferabad in Balochistan. In Badin, a 30-year-old man set himself ablaze because of unemployment.
It is becoming necessary that the young generation should be given medical and psychological counselling to reduce the increasing ratio of suicide incidents. For this purpose, the government, civil society organisations, educators and social activists should play an active role to curb this trend.
SHAIKH ABDUL RASHEED
Skikarpur