ISLAMABAD: A citizen committed self-immolation in front of the
Parliament Lodges here. He was facing intense economic and household
hardships.
The deceased, Raja Khan hailing from Sindh’s Kandharo
region, tried to get attention of the authorities by staging a sit-in
outside the Parliament Lodges for quite some time, trying to attract
attention of the political elements.
However, failing in his
endeavors, he set himself alight after dousing himself with kerosene
oil, burning a good deal 80 percent of himself.
He was shifted to PIMS for treatment where he succumed to his burn injuries. Online
