Tag: poison

  • Wife and five children dead after drinking poisoned tea in Toba Tek Singh

    Wife and five children dead after drinking poisoned tea in Toba Tek Singh

    Update: In a sad turn of events the wife of the man who allegedly poisoned the tea has expired along with another child. Six of the family have died and the post-mortem report is awaited.

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    Background

    A domestic fight took a lethal turn in Chak 520 GB of Toba Tek Singh when a man identified as Asghar poisoned tea following an altercation with his wife and then fled the house, reports The Express Tribune.

    His wife Nadia, along with her husband’s daughter from a previous marriage, Iqra, 12, their children Saniha, 17, Madiha, 18, and Ali Hassan, 7 fell critically ill after consuming the tea.

    Nadia informed Rescue 1122 about the altercation and poisoning. Rescue teams provided initial medical aid to all affected family members. They were then transferred to DHQ Hospital Toba Tek Singh for further treatment. However, the four children Iqra, Saniha, Mediha, and Ali Hassan lost their lives, succumbing to the effects of the poison, while the condition of the remaining family members remains critical.

    Due to the severity of their condition, Nadia and one of her daughters have been referred to Allied Hospital, Faisalabad.

    Preliminary investigation by the police suggests the consumption of poison. Financial constraints and frequent domestic disputes between the husband and wife are believed to have contributed to the tragic incident. The Toba Tek Singh Police have registered an FIR against Asghar and initiated an investigation.

  • ‘Bushra Bibi ko Zehr dia ja raha hai’, Khan tells court

    ‘Bushra Bibi ko Zehr dia ja raha hai’, Khan tells court

    Imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan has told the court that his wife, former first lady Bushra Bibi, is being poisoned in Bani Gala sub-jail, Geo reported on Tuesday.

    The PTI founder levelled the allegations during a hearing of a £190 million settlement case in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail, telling an accountability court judge that Bushra Bibi had marks on her skin and tongue.

    He also requested the court for an investigation into the matter by conducting a medical examination on the former first lady.

    Khan said: “I know who is behind it.”

    He also requested in court that Dr Asim Yunus of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre should medically examine Bushra Bibi.

    At this, the court directed Khan to submit a written application seeking the medical examination of Bushra Bibi.

  • Google launches dedicated suicide helpline for Pakistanis

    Google launches dedicated suicide helpline for Pakistanis

    The internet giant, Google has introduced a suicide hotline one box for Pakistan, which allows users to connect immediately with a suicide helpline at the top of the search results page.

    The hotline termed ‘Umang Pakistan’ will now be displayed to anyone in Pakistan seeking suicide-related queries such as “suicide-support” and “how can I commit suicide”.

    The implementation of this special service will aid worried Pakistanis in recovering from whatsoever hardship they are enduring. The hotline will assist stressed individuals and provide solutions to alleviate the anxiety that they are currently encountering.

    Suicide ratio in Pakistan

    Umang is a mental health helpline recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) that provides support to Pakistanis who are contemplating or planning suicide due to any reason.

    The relationship between Umang and Google, according to Google, intends to help address Pakistan’s growing suicide rate. Keeping in view WHO estimates, Pakistan has between 130,000 and 270,000 attempted suicide cases per year.

    Meanwhile, Google Trends shows that topics like “anxiety,” “depression,” and “suicide” all spiked in the 2020-21 era in the country, according to the internet company.

    This search update is currently available on both desktop and mobile devices, including Android and iOS, and here’s how it appears in the google search:

  • Khan wants to divide the country: Rana Sanaullah

    Khan wants to divide the country: Rana Sanaullah

    Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the government is ready to form a judicial commission to inquire about life threats received by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan.

    Speaking on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Saath’, Rana Sanaullah said that the government had provided Khan ‘prime minister-level’ security and around 150-200 security personnel had been deployed for his safety. He said that security stays with Khan all the time and they move him from Bani Gala to wherever he goes.

    “However, if Imran Khan needs more security, then he should tell us. We will provide it too,” he added.

    “If you have recorded that video, then share it with the people. You say you will bring everything in front of the people of Pakistan, then you must share the video. They say one thing one day, and another the next day. Every few days, they bring a new fraud and lie. This man [Imran Khan] wants to divide the country and misguide the youth.”

    Talking about PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gill’s claim that two of Imran Khan’s mobile phones were stolen in the Sialkot jalsa, Rana Sanaullah said that Imran Khan’s mobile phones must have been stolen by his companions because Imran Khan is “surrounded by such people who can do it”.

    On a question asked about the comments Khan made in relevance to Dr Rizwan’s death caused by a heart attack and poison that can be mixed in food, Sanaullah said, “What should I say to this horrendous man? He was the prime minister of this country and unfortunately is again the candidate for the position of prime minister. If something like this was even suspected, the family would have had his post-mortem done.”

    “They bring such lies and fraud to their fan crowd and they believe whatever he [Khan] says. Anyone with wisdom knows about the lies told by Khan,” said Sanaullah.