Pakistan, Jan. 12 -- When a student takes, or attempts to take his or her own life, public conversation is often shadowed by speculative narratives. The question quietly shifts from what went wrong to why this happened. Even social media users rush to frame the story, often with relentless certainty, producing explanations that are easy to consume but rarely grounded in care.

Recent suicide incidents at the University of Lahore (UoL) have deeply unsettled the academic community. In the first case, tensions with faculty were reported. In the second, a personal relationship was cited. These narratives circulated rapidly across social media platforms, allowing citizens to form quick conclusions about the state of higher education. Although ...