Suicide is a global issue and the leading cause of death in the world claiming lives of around one million people every year. Suicide is a multi-dimensional disorder, which results from a complex interaction of biological, genetic, psychological and environmental factorsIn a country like Pakistan where growing economic instability, especially poverty, has forced people to sell their children and body organs, he said that the reasons behind increasing rate of suicides could be understandable. According to data revealed by the regional directorates of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human rights in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar and Quetta, he informed that 50 per cent of the suicides are committed due to poverty and economic hardships.Besides economic instability, factors of suicides in Pakistan by certain analysis and surveys taken by people are, psychiatric disorders, marital status (being married), unemployment and negative and stressful life events. Suicide has become quite a delicate and multifaceted problem in Pakistan. The rate of suicide is consistently higher in men than women. In fact men outnumber women by two to one and within the men, more single people commit suicides than married ones.The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has recently stated that out of 174 suicides this year, 44% took place due to some sort of family-related crisis while 28 people took their own lives in the face of financial troubles. Research and public debate regarding suicide has been limited in Pakistan due to social stigmas, religious beliefs and possible legal consequences. However, limited research indicates the leading causes of suicide in Pakistan to be mental illnesses, unemployment, poverty, homelessness and family disputes. Growing economic pressure has made sure that the common man lives a substandard life and has no way out other than ending his life or abandoning his families. Family pressures and expectations are a further problem, especially for the youth. We have no way to gauge the number of children and young girls subjected to domestic abuse, nor do we have any policies that can protect them.The Edhi Foundation, the largest private provider of social services in Pakistan, says that last year it rescued 110 abandoned babies. While Pakistani leaders are consumed by power struggles or tussles with the Supreme Court and military, social ills go unaddressed. Our official unemployment stands at 12 per cent of the eligible workforce and health spending is only 0.7 per cent of the national annual budget.
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