Amid growing psychological issues and suicidal tendencies in younger generation, Punjab Safe Cities has formally introduced a suicide hotline, keeping over 2,700 people from taking their lives in outgoing 2025, it has been reported.
“Keeping in view the growing psychological issues and suicidal tendencies in younger generation, Punjab Safe Cities has introduced special helpline,” Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz said in a post on X.
*Suicide Helpline*
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) January 22, 2026
Keeping in view the growing pshychological issues and suicidal tendencies in younger generation, Punjab Safe Cities has introduced special helpline.
Now immediate psychological help can be sought by pressing Option 7 on Emergency 15 system, where Safe Cities… https://t.co/cLCvf4Y3Th
She added that immediate psychological help can now be sought by pressing ‘7’ on emergency helpline ‘15’, where Safe Cities officers and expert psychologists will help the callers immediately.
“Safe Cities has rescued 2700 people from attempting suicide in the year 2025,” she added.
The announcement comes days after the suicide of a private university’s student in Lahore made headlines. The student, who jumped off a varsity building, was reportedly suffering from academic pressure and financial stress.
Days later, a female student at the same institute also jumped off a building, reportedly over her family’s refusal to let her marry of her own choice.
Several other cases of suicide have also been reported over the past couple of months, including that of a man in Phularwan area of Sargodha, who committed murder-suicide by jumping into a canal with his three-year-old daughter.
On Thursday, an estranged man also shot and killed his father- and mother-in-law and two minor children in Pind Mehri village of Hassanabdal before committing suicide.