Islamabad, April 24 (IANS) Medical experts at the HIV Centre of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMC) have voiced concern over an increase in the number of patients, stressing that the presence of HIV cases among children is particularly alarming, also warning that cover-up of the disease and failure to undergo testing pose serious risks, with more cases being detected among men, local media reported. Programme Manager of the AIDS Control Programme, Zubair Abdullah, stated that the appar…
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Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Pakistan’s deteriorating global reputation has been jolted further by a recent incident at a government hospital in Punjab province where 331 children were infected with HIV. The incident in Bhakkar city has “shaken the very conscience of humanity”, sparking serious questions about national priorities, reported ‘Khalsa Vox’ while also citing that the country’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has for long dented the country’s image by supporting Khalistani terrori…
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) Pakistan has the world’s highest number of Hepatitis C (HCV) patients due to negligence and unchecked medical culture which enables more than 600,000 quack doctors to practice all over the country. Combined with Hepatitis B (HBV), 13.8-15 million Pakistanis are believed to be living with either virus and only 25-30 per cent people actually know about it, a report has highlighted. “The healthcare system of Pakistan is currently in such a state that it sometimes punishes…
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) The revelations in the British broadcaster BBC’s investigative documentary ‘Who gave our children HIV?’ showcase systemic negligence in public healthcare system of Pakistan. The findings of BBC Eye Investigations reveal a pattern of reckless malpractice at the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) in Taunsa city of Pakistan’s Punjab province that is more than an individual error, a report has detailed. “What emerges is a picture of institutional failure in which the most …
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) The rise in paediatric HIV cases in Pakistan’s Karachi is the consequence of a healthcare system that continues to tolerate unsafe practices despite knowing their cost. Figures from the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre and Indus Hospital point to a disturbing escalation as admissions of HIV-positive children have increased within a year, with many of them aged below five years. “The pattern of transmission is even more alarming. Only a small fract…
Islamabad, April 20 (IANS) Pakistan has learned little even after 10 years and roughly 10 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreaks later. As many as 331 children tested positive for HIV in Pakistan’s Taunsa between November 2024-October 2025, a report has stated. These cases in Taunsa have been reported despite government claiming to have launched a crackdown on the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, where the medical superintendent was removed and replaced. However, the undercover footage by the…
Karachi, April 18 (IANS) A dramatic increase in the number of paediatric human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases has been recorded at three hospitals in Pakistan’s Karachi over the last nine months, and their numbers continue to grow, according to a latest report. The Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital and Research Centre (SIDH&RC) admitted 10 HIV positive children in 2024, and in 2025 their numbers rose to over 70. 30 children with HIV posive status were admitted to the hospital this year,…
Islamabad, April 15 (IANS) A new investigative documentary has revealed “serious malpractice” in the children’s ward of a government hospital in Pakistan’s Punjab province. In 2025, Tehsil Headquarters Hospital (THQ) in Taunsa was connected to an outbreak of HIV among children. At the time, Punjab province authorities had announced that a crackdown will be initiated and suspended the Medical Superintendent of THQ in March of that year. However, a few months later, secret filming by ‘BBC Eye Inve…
Ranchi, April 8 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court has taken strong exception to the alleged transfusion of HIV-infected blood to minor children at the blood bank of Chaibasa Sadar Hospital, terming the matter “extremely serious”.The court sought a comprehensive status report from the state government on the matter.Hearing the case on Wednesday, a bench led by Justice Rongan Mukhopadhyay expressed dissatisfaction with the state’s response, observing that merely registering an FIR is not enough in…
Islamabad, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan’s Karachi has reported its first case of mpox in 2026, local media reported on Tuesday citing hospital sources. A 31-year-old man who returned from abroad was screened at Karachi airport, where his symptoms raised suspicion of infection. He was immediately taken to the Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital for further evaluation, Pakistan’s leading daily ‘The Express Tribune’ reported.The patient was admitted to the hospital, where he underwent medical examinatio…