SIALKOT, Aug 6: A boy (12) on Monday committed suicide by taking poison as his mother forced him to earn money instead of getting education in Muhallah Rehmanpura, Pasrur.

Babar, a student in a local primary school, wanted to continue his education. Having no source of income, his mother Surraya discharged his name from school and asked him to work. As he was dejected from his drop out from school, he thought it better to take his life than to indulge in the child labour.

RAIN: The heavy rain in Sialkot and Narowal on Tuesday turned the hot and humid weather pleasant.

The rain which started early in the morning continued till the filing of this report late in the evening. All the low-lying areas were inundated by two to three feet rainwater. The rain in catchment areas has also raised the water level in all rivers and nullahs in the occupied Kashmir.

The local Met office has forecast more rains in both Sialkot and Narowal districts and in all the catchment areas.