At least 138 people committed suicide in the country in one month ending Jan 25, 2009, according to statistics available with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.
Of those committing suicide between Dec 26, 2008, and Jan 25, 2009, ninety-eight individuals were male and 40 female.
Twenty-nine people committed suicide over their failure to find employment or on account of poverty.
Thirty-two people shot themselves, indicating access to firearms.
Fifty-four people took their own lives by consuming poison, insecticide or various chemicals.
The youngest person to commit suicide was 13 years old and the oldest was 65.
The age of the victims could not be ascertained in many cases of suicide.
Besides, there were also 78 incidents of attempted suicide during the period.
The registration of an FIR by the police for attempted suicides could only be confirmed in six cases.
In the previous month – from Nov 26 to Dec 25, 2008 – at least 117 people had committed suicide and 80 others had attempted to take their own lives.
Of those committing suicide between Dec 26, 2008, and Jan 25, 2009, ninety-eight individuals were male and 40 female.
Twenty-nine people committed suicide over their failure to find employment or on account of poverty.
Thirty-two people shot themselves, indicating access to firearms.
Fifty-four people took their own lives by consuming poison, insecticide or various chemicals.
The youngest person to commit suicide was 13 years old and the oldest was 65.
The age of the victims could not be ascertained in many cases of suicide.
Besides, there were also 78 incidents of attempted suicide during the period.
The registration of an FIR by the police for attempted suicides could only be confirmed in six cases.
In the previous month – from Nov 26 to Dec 25, 2008 – at least 117 people had committed suicide and 80 others had attempted to take their own lives.
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