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Maybe I'll try one more day.

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A gentle companion named Zara for heavy days — and a directory of real mental-health professionals across Pakistan. Talk by text or voice note, in Urdu, Hindi, or English. No signup, no fees.

2,400+
professionals listed
45
cities across Pakistan
3
languages (اردو · हिंदी · EN)
24/7
Zara is always here
LIVE · Lives lost to suicide this year ()
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727,000 a year · one life every ~43 seconds — WHO, 2021

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Every number is a whole world — and suicide is preventable. If you're feeling suicidal, you are not alone, and it can get better. Please reach out. We're here, right now.

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Pakistan's mental-health emergency, in numbers
~0M
Pakistanis need mental-health care
JPMA, 2025
0%
of them receive no treatment
MH Gap, 2025
<0
psychiatrists for 240M+ people
Dawn/JPMA
0%
of the health budget on mental health
2025
0%
lifetime prevalence in Pakistan
Nat. Survey 2022
0K
suicides worldwide each year
WHO, 2021
How Zara helps

Someone to talk to — that actually remembers you

Not a form, not a script. A warm companion who listens, learns what helps you, and gently points you toward real support when you need it.

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Just talk

Message Zara any hour, in your own words and language. She listens first, never lectures.

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Voice or text

Send a voice note in Urdu and hear a warm reply back. Prefer a male or female voice? Just ask.

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Remembers & adapts

She learns your name, what weighs on you, and what has helped before — so it feels personal.

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Bridges to real help

When you're ready, she finds a real psychiatrist or psychologist near you — with a way to reach them.

Find real help

A professional near you

Search a directory of mental-health professionals and institutions across 45 Pakistani cities — psychiatrists, psychologists, and established hospitals.

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How it works

Three small steps

1

Reach out

Message Zara on WhatsApp or here on the site. Say as much or as little as you like.

2

Be heard

Talk through what's heavy. Zara stays with you, gently, at your pace.

3

Find your footing

Small steps, breathing, a kind word — and a real professional when you want one.

Our promise

Private by design. Free forever.

  • No one reads your chats. They're stored only so Zara can remember you.
  • Erase everything anytime. Say DELETE and you're gone completely.
  • No ads, no tracking, no selling data. This is a mission, not a business.
  • Crisis help is always free. Helplines are one tap away, always.
The reality

Why depression.pk exists

Mental illness is common, treatable, and — in Pakistan — almost entirely unsupported. The numbers are stark. They are also why a free companion and a real-help directory matter.

~24m
Pakistanis need mental-health care
J. Pak. Med. Assoc., 2025
~90%
of them receive no treatment at all
Closing the Mental Health Gap, 2025
37.9%
lifetime prevalence of psychiatric disorders — first national survey (17,773 adults)
National Psychiatric Morbidity Survey of Pakistan, 2022
0.4%
of the health budget is spent on mental health
Closing the Mental Health Gap, 2025
< 500
psychiatrists for a population of 240 million+
JPMA / Dawn, 2023–2026
2022
the year Pakistan finally decriminalised suicide
The Lancet Regional Health – SE Asia, 2025
5
mental hospitals in the entire country
WHO-AIMS Pakistan
~62%
live in rural areas where mental-health services are largely absent
JPMA, 2026
Psychiatrists per 100,000 people
Pakistan
0.19
WHO minimum
1
United Kingdom
9.7

Pakistan has roughly one psychiatrist for every half-million people. The WHO considers even one per 100,000 a bare minimum.

Closing the Mental Health Gap, 2025 (Pakistan ≈0.19–0.28); WHO benchmark

Of Pakistanis living with mental illness…
90% get no care10% get help

Nearly everyone who needs support is left to face it alone. That silence is what we're here to break.

Closing the Mental Health Gap, 2025

The wider world

A global weight

1.1bn
people live with a mental health condition — nearly 1 in 7 worldwide
WHO, 2021
332m
people live with depression globally
WHO Depression fact sheet, 2021
359m
people live with an anxiety disorder — the most common mental disorder
WHO, 2021
727k
lives lost to suicide each year — the 3rd leading cause of death in 15–29-year-olds
WHO, 2021
But there is hope

Help works — reaching out is the first step

Treatable
Depression is a common but treatable condition — effective help exists
WHO, 2017
61–87%
of people respond to talking therapy (CBT) for depression
Systematic review, PMC
−40%
lower relapse risk when therapy is combined with the right support
Comparative efficacy literature, PMC
You're not alone in this

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A free, kind, judgement-free WhatsApp community for people walking the same road — share when you want, listen when you can, and be reminded you matter. Peer support, not a crisis line.

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