JAHANIAN – In Khanewal’s Jahanian tehsil, a mother of four is said to havekilled herself because she was tired of worrying about money and gettinginto fights with her children.
According to reports in local media, the family was in financialdifficulty, and the woman’s husband Qasim had no money left over afterpaying their electricity bill. The family had gone two days without eating,including the kids.
They had to sell their belongings and take out a loan, according to Qasim,in order to pay their Rs 10,000 electricity bill. Even worse, afterreceiving payment, Mepco authorities did not restore their electricity.
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“My wife Hamna was drained when I got home because of an electrical outageand a shortage of food for the kids. In a flash of rage, she ingestedpoison and committed suicide,” said Qasim.
