Man commits suicide after killing four children

In a disturbing update from Swabi district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a man committed suicide after slaughtering all four of his children.

According to rescue officials, the tragic incident took place in Yar Hussain. The bodies have been shifted to the local Hospital.

The children killed were aged between the ages of two to 12, including two sons and two daughters. The deceased have been identified as 12-year-old Zia, 10-year-old Abdul Rahman, and eight-year-old Sana.

According to rescue officials, the father killed the children with a sharp instrument and then took his own life.

Further investigations are underway, according to the police.

Similarly, in another news from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a widow committed self-immolation in Peshawar. In CCTV footage obtained by a private news channel, she can reportedly be seen pouring petrol on herself and her child. Neighbours tried to stop her, according to her sister. Assistant Additional Commissioner Town forcibly vacated the sister's house.

The burqa-clad woman enters the house's gate and brings out a chair. In her hand, she holds a bottle of gasoline. The woman spills the gasoline and sprays it on herself.

A neighbour ran to stop the woman from self-immolating and also tried to rescue the child. The woman, however, closed the door of the house and set herself on fire.

According to the sister of the woman who had set herself on fire on February 7, she was treated in the hospital for five days, after which she passed away, succumbing to the burns.

Family members of the woman had blocked Khyber Road by placing the body outside the provincial assembly to protest her death. However, the protesters ended the demonstration after assurances that an FIR would be registered against AAC and other individuals involved in the incident.

Cases of suicide also surfaced in Pakistan in 2024.

In February last year, the head of a household in Chakwal, suffering from financial problems, committed suicide after killing his wife and children.

According to the police, Shafqat Saleem committed suicide after killing all four of his children and his wife in Muzdalifah Town area in Chakwal city.
Police say that Shafqat Saleem shot himself after calling the police on the 15 helpline. His other victims were two daughters aged 14 and 16 years, and two sons aged 13 and 17 years.

According to the preliminary investigation as reported by Geo, the victim had financial problems that he could not cope with.