Suicide is not a crime in Pakistan anymore

The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Bill 2022, which eliminates penalty for attempted suicide, was passed by President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday.

According to a statement made by the President House, Section 325 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860, which deals with punishing suicide attempts, will be repealed.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-introduced the legislation (JUI) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam opposed the bill.

Suicide or attempted suicide was a crime in Pakistan under Section 325 of the Penal Code, and it was sanctioned by a year in prison, a fine, or both.

صدر مملکت ڈاکٹر عارف علوی نے فوجداری قوانین (ترمیمی) بل 2022 کی توثیق کر دی

بل کے ذریعے پاکستان پینل کوڈ 1860 میں خودکشی کی کوشش کی سزا سے متعلق سیکشن 325 کو ختم کیا گیا ہے

صدر مملکت نے بیرونی سرمایہ کاری ( فروغ و تحفظ) ترمیمی بل 2022 کی بھی توثیق کی pic.twitter.com/OZOa2XHGG4

— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) December 23, 2022

According to public health experts, approximately 75 per cent of Pakistanis suffer from various mental health problems. The majority of Pakistanis, according to Vice Chancellor of the Health Services Academy (HSA) Prof. Shahzad Ali Khan, are either sad or under stress.