A 28-year-old woman allegedly died by suicide at her sister’s home in Lahore’s Iqbal Town on Thursday. Poverty and financial hardship have been reported as the reason.
Rescue 1122 officials identified the dead woman as Ayesha Bibi. The investigation into the circumstances of her death is ongoing.
Iqbal Town investigation and forensic checks
The incident happened in Neelum Block near Number Stop, where Ayesha had been living with her sister. According to initial reports, she had married a man named Rashid five years earlier but later sought khula (dissolution of marriage) because of money problems. After leaving the marriage, she moved in with her sister, where she reportedly kept struggling financially. She also worked at a small private company.
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Police have recorded statements from family members and opened an investigation. Forensic experts collected evidence from the scene, and the body was moved to a hospital for a post-mortem examination. Her mobile phone has also been sent for forensic analysis, and police said the post-mortem report and phone data would help establish the circumstances of her death.
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Local residents said the woman fired at her children after they asked her for money to buy snacks. They added that the children’s father works as a driver and that the household’s situation was poor.
Ichhra triple murder linked to poverty, police say
Senior police officials said poverty and domestic pressure were the main motives behind a triple murder case in Lahore’s Ichhra area, in which a mother allegedly killed her three children. The three young siblings were found brutally murdered inside their home.
Speaking to a YouTube channel, DSP Qamar Abbas of the Investigation Wing, Gulberg Lahore, said poverty emerged as the primary motive during interrogation. The family of seven lived in a small rented flat, and the husband’s monthly income of around Rs30,000 made it hard to meet basic needs.
The officer said the husband allegedly pressured his wife to seek financial help from her own parents, who were also poor. He added that tensions escalated after a dispute with the mother-in-law and verbal abuse from the husband. Police also said the accused woman claimed she had faced severe domestic pressure and mistreatment.
