THE Pakistan Psychiatric Society’s challenge to the Federal Shariat Court’s ruling on attempted suicide deserves careful consideration. The issue at stake is not whether suicide is permissible in Islam. It is not. Rather, the question is whether a failed suicide attempt should be treated as a crime punishable by the state or as a public health emergency requiring medical intervention and psychological support. The distinction matters because the consequences of getting it wrong can be profound. The psychiatrists have advanced a........

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