Islamabad: A young Pakistan journalist committed suicide after not finding job in any media organization upto one year of completing his journalism degree, report said.
“Umair Zahoor, an alumnus of the Department of Media and Communication Studies, International Islamic University, committed suicide Friday – apparently an overdose of antidepressants,” JournalismPakistan reports.
Umair had topped his class with an excellent CGPA of 3.82/4.00.
“Mohsin, a friend and Umair’s class fellow says a few weeks ago Umair had spoken to him about his frustration at being jobless and that he wanted to kill himself. Umair was the youngest of five brothers who say there was no family pressure on him to earn. His father Raja Zahoor says his son would often talk to his mother about his annoyance at being unemployed.”
“Umair was buried at his ancestral hometown Changa Bangial near Gujar Khan on Saturday, June 16, 2012,” the report said.
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