KHAIRPUR: Youth commits suicide

Published February 13, 2007

KHAIRPUR, Feb 12: Poverty drove a 20-year-old breadwinner to commit suicide in Khamiso Khan Khaskheli village late on Monday night.

Fida Hussain consumed pesticides to kill himself. He was moved to Faiz Ganj taluka hospital in critical condition where he died before getting any medical help.

Reports reaching here said that Fida Hussain was daily wager and often complained to family and friends about unemployment and poverty.

The body was handed over to relatives after post-mortem.—Correspondent

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