CHITRAL: The Chitral Rural Support Programme has held a counselling session here regarding the growing suicide incidence among Chitrali women.

The speakers urged parents not to impose their decisions on daughters about life partners saying mismatched marriages make women end life.

The event was attended by MPAs Ayesha Khattak, Ayesha Naeem, Fazrabi Khan, Madiha Nisar, Hina Queshi, Irum Mumtaz and Asma Hasanat.

The speakers said family elders should involve women members into the decision making process to boost their self-confidence and address reasons for the growing suicide cases.

They said better status of women in society through empowerment would discourage suicides.

Islamabad-based education psychologist Dr Ayza Yazdani highlighted how the institution of family in close collaboration with educational institutions can infuse self-confidence in young women.

Chief executive of CRSP Amir Ali Shah, assistant commissioner Saqlain Salim and Upper Chitral District Bar Association president Ghulam Mustafa highlighted issues of the local women and suggested their solutions.

They said a full-fledged scientific study should be conducted to ascertain actual reasons for the rising number of suicides among Chitrali women. Also, seminars on the topic were held in Booni, Garam Chashma and Chitral.

Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2021