A young man has committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of a mall in Karachi. As per Jang, 27-year-old Zuhair Asim had been unemployed for a very long time.
According to the details, the deceased was the resident of Ancholi and was the eldest of four siblings.
FB Industrial Area Station House Officer (SHO) Jamil Abbasi has said that the man likely committed suicide due to unemployment. “He was taken to a private hospital in Karachi’s Gulshan-i-Iqbal area where he was pronounced dead,” the official added.
In a Facebook post, the management of the mall termed it as an “unfortunate incident.” The statement further said that “an individual jumped before he could be stopped”.
“The mall authorities immediately took him to the nearest hospital and informed the police, who are now investigating the case,” the statement added.
Earlier this month, Muhammad Faheem, a former employee of a private media news organisation, committed suicide after being fired from his job. As per reports, he committed suicide due to continuing financial problems.
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It is pertinent to mention here that inflation in Pakistan has increased to 11.5 per cent from 9.2 per cent, the highest increase in the past 20 months influenced by a record hike in fuel prices last month.
