In a news going viral on social media, a heartbroken father committed suicide during the holy month of Ramadan. The reason? He could not afford food for his children.
These tough times of COVID-19 have forced many to sleep hungry at night. With the economy in a poor condition and a lockdown in place since the last two months, many lives and livelihoods have been hurt.
Aamna Bibi, the man’s wife, went live on Samaa TV to share her ordeal. She said that because there was no food, the children had to break their fast with water. The family could not even afford the basic essentials of a supper.
Say Alhamdulilah pic.twitter.com/QkuZ0JiWLf
— Ammar(Choty Ammar ka din 25 May ?) (@AmmarSays101) May 13, 2020
When the father saw his children’s condition and what they were having for iftaar, it literally broke his heart. The man, later that night, took poison pills and ended his life. This story has to be one of the most hurting and heartbreaking ones to come out of these tragic pandemic times.
Aamna Bibi added that the day her husband took his life, they had been hungry for 5 days!
Government lifted lockdown for labourers for vendors for people who need money on daily basis but we are so selfish that we care about eid more than human life fffgggss this country and its people, kuch nae hoskta https://t.co/ezcjmco8JC
— ا (@A_normcore) May 13, 2020
Imagine, what a father must have been going through, which made him take his own life. Imagine the pain and helplessness of this poor man who could not feed his children. Even though the government and other sectors of society are trying their best to do charity, it is being impossible to reach every family.
As a result, people showed their sadness and disgust at the incident. This is how social media reacted to the tragic news.
So Sad ???? Allah ki zaat hum sub ko Hadayt dy aur apny ird gird aisy logon ka khayal rekhna chahye . Warna is ka hisab hum sub ko daina ho ga
— Malik Jahangir (@MalikJ60889) May 13, 2020
Most painful news ??
— M U S T A F A ?? (@Mustafa_Memon5) May 13, 2020
Hamri zndgi b koi zndgi jahan hmary behn bhar ayse mar rhe ?
— Sheikh Sab (@Usman__Sh) May 13, 2020
When stories like these emerge, one cannot do anything but say ‘Alhamdullilah for everything’.
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