25
KARACHI: A soldier committed suicide inside the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Museum during duty time, police said on Sunday.
The Sharea Faisal police said that soldier Wasim Ahmed, 35, in a uniform ended his life by hanging himself from a tree with a rope on late Saturday night inside the PAF museum, where he was posted for security duty.
He did not leave any suicide note and therefore the reason for his act could not be ascertained immediately, the police added.
The deceased hailed from Hazara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Published in Dawn, October 12th, 2015
On a mobile phone? Get the Dawn Mobile App: Apple Store | Google Play
Read more
On DawnNews
Comments (25) Closed
Oct 12, 2015 09:21am
sad demise of a gentleman.
Poverty, heart broken, family problems they force more people toward extreme regrettable suicide.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 09:26am
@Hope , its seems murder not suicide, the person who wanted to commit suicide will do it off duty, not during duty hour. secondly soldier will never commit suicide, because he can not be coward, i think its some conspiracy......
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 09:28am
@Hope Unfortunately, people who commit suicide often suffer from some type of mental illness. There is no way to guess what did or didn't push this man to go to such extreme measures but there are many cases of suicide also in developed countries. It is a complex phenomenon that can't be explained.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 09:41am
Shocking. I have heard of such incidents in other armies but never in Pakistan. We surely need to investigate the real motive behind the incident.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 09:41am
Home sickness may be one cause.Our poverty ridden economy have forced millions of people to leave their hometown and families to search for jobs in big cities like Karachi.No efforts are being made to create jobs in nearby places in the upcountry.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 09:49am
Long Duty hours , no leave to attend family matters.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 09:54am
heartbroken , RIP solider.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 10:00am
Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiun. May the deceased rest in peace.
Time for the forces to now pay some attention to the mental health of its soldiers. I am hopeful they will look into it.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 10:39am
RIP solider!!!! my own cousin a police officer shot himself in heart at night while on duty due to family problems at home, his sister n wife always fought, he had no father support and one night he got off Phone with his wife and shot himself. it's a very sad way to go. you should have known better don't let ur family problems get you. my cousin left 3 three young children behind his young wife remarried to a older man n he take cares of her children.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 11:15am
Need to establish first , suicide or murder. If suicide, army needs to establish death not work related. Feel sorry for the poor family, hope some comfort provided by the forces
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 11:27am
RIP. One thing is for sure that this was not a PSTD suicide. We don't have none of that.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 11:31am
God bless his soul ...........
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 12:23pm
Very sad to know that - putting life efforts into something and then givin such terrible end into it - heart broken.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 12:29pm
depression, psychological problems plague army. It is best if army personnel are taken care of by professionals dealing with depression and other psychological stress.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 12:37pm
Very sad, must investigate the cause of death so that remedial actions can be taken.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 01:01pm
@TRUTHFUL doesn't look anything like profession related. ppl do have persobal issues whic leads them to depression. soldiers are human beings too that also poor ones.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 01:03pm
@Hope nope i don't believe, there may be some other possibilities? The law enforcement have to investigate thoroughly.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 01:16pm
Sad to know this. I myself feel very down sometimes and nobody cares. Depressed people need support but our society is very harsh, instead they make fun of them and belittle them.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 02:06pm
Something is fishy!
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 02:19pm
this is the first sucide in histry of Pak Army, navy,airforce.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 02:30pm
How it was declared a suicide? It could be a murder.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 03:07pm
Frequent quarrel between wife and mother are one of the reasons for suicide among men in our society but no study as characterized this as a factor as it is culture specific.
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 08:57pm
That's why we should be respectful to all security guards standing outside mosques, buildings, check posts...etc. it is not easy to do a guard duty where u stand in one place and eagerly watch the rest enjoying their lives
Recommend
0
Oct 12, 2015 10:11pm
@pk1st He wanted to bring attention to his plight.
Recommend
0
Oct 14, 2015 07:23pm
Very sad. May his soul rest in peace. My sympathies are with his family.
Recommend
0
