Staff Reporter
A 12-year-old boy committed suicide after his cash-strapped mother refused to buy him new clothes here in the suburbs of the City on Friday.
According to rescue officials, the incident occurred in Naz Town where Saqlain Ishfaq asked his mother for a pair of new pants, which she refused due to a lack of money.
Dejected, the boy ended his life by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his house. The body was shifted to Jinnah Hospital’s morgue.
In a similar incident, a youth shot himself dead in Bhakkar district.
According to the police, the deceased went to his in-laws’ house in Shah Alam area to coax his annoyed wife into accompanying him back to their house. Upon her refusal, the youngster got disheartened and shot himself dead.
