The growing suicide problem among Pakistani students highlights the impact of academic stress, financial burdens, and mental health challenges.
Suicide in Pakistan is no longer just a problem of one household or one person. It has gradually become a major national problem, especially among youth and students. This is the age when children dream big, think ahead, study and work hard for their future.
But today, many students find themselves in situations where they feel that ending their lives is the only way out. This issue is not just the story of one child, but reflects the pain of an entire society, which can no longer be ignored.
Recent events in Pakistan: The real truth is emerging
In December 2025, Owais Sultan, a student at a private university in Lahore, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the roof of a building due to mental and academic pressure. This incident shook the entire country and raised the question of how mentally disturbed our students are.
A friend of Owais said that he often seemed quiet and anxious in class. He felt very scared about taking exams. Because of this, he started skipping classes and his behavior also changed.
Another 21-year-old student from the same university, Fatima, jumped from the fourth floor of the same building a few days later. She was seriously injured and was reported to be in critical condition in hospital. According to the police, Fatima was under a lot of stress due to low marks in the exam and personal problems.
Similarly, last year, a medical student from Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences (LUMHS) was found dead in his hostel room. Initial reports suggest it was a case of suicide. All of these incidents tell us how isolated our students become in their studies, fear of failure, and financial worries.
“These children are our future; ignoring their pain may silence too many lives forever.”
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Why do students commit suicide?
1. Too much study pressure and fear of failure
Our society teaches us that if we don’t get good grades, life is over. Parents, teachers, and relatives often say:
“Get good grades, or you’ll be nothing.”
When a student falls behind in an exam, he feels like a failure. The public embarrassment, scolding, and comparison break his heart. Gradually, this pressure increases to the point that the child begins to feel worthless.
The case of Owais Sultan is also an example of this pressure, where the fear of studying and exams became unbearable for him.
2. Lack of money and expensive education
Education in Pakistan has become very expensive. Fees, books, hostels, rent and food, everything becomes a burden on a student and his family.
Many children work alongside their studies, stay up all night, and still cannot pay their fees. In such a situation, the student begins to consider himself a burden on his parents. This feeling that “I am a problem for the family” breaks the child from within.
3. Domestic problems and loneliness
In many homes, parents do not understand the feelings of their children. Fights at home, hardship, poverty or unemployment, all of these affect the hearts of children.
Children cannot tell anyone about their problems. They cry alone, they worry alone, and this silence gradually becomes dangerous.
4. Mental illness and the shame of not speaking up
Mental illness is still considered a weakness in Pakistan. People make fun of depression, anxiety, and stress.
Due to this fear, children do not tell anyone about their problems. This silence often takes lives. Research shows that suicide is one of the leading causes of death among young people in Pakistan, but it is rarely discussed.
The Real Picture of Suicide in Pakistan
Suicide incidents are increasing rapidly in Pakistan.
According to a report, about 15 to 35 people commit suicide in the country every day. A large number of them are youth and students, who are burdened with studies, money and home problems.
What can we do? Solutions and ways to improve
1. Mental support in educational institutions
Every school, college and university should have psychologists and counselors, so that children can talk openly.
2. Financial Aid and Scholarships
There should be fee concessions, scholarships and soft loans for poor and middle class students.
3. Training parents and teachers
Instead of yelling at children, they should be understood. Failure should be made a part of learning, not a punishment.
4. Responsibility of Government and Media
The government, media and NGOs should work together to spread awareness on mental health so that people take this issue seriously.
Seriously
Suicide in Pakistan is no longer an individual problem. It is a failure of the entire society. These children are our future.
If we don’t listen, we don’t understand, we don’t change now, then many lives will be silenced forever.
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