Country witnesses rise in HIV cases  

KARACHI: Federal health authorities expressed concern over-reporting of 9,773 new HIV cases across the country this year so far. 

“Most cases of HIV have been reported in Punjab,” officials at the Ministry of National Health said. “In the last 10 months from January to October this year 6,106 HIV cases reported in Punjab,” federal health officials commented. 

In Sindh, 2097 HIV cases reported in first 10 months of this year. Similarly, 815 HIV new cases were reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 496 cases from Islamabad, officials said. 

Moreover, 259 new cases of HIV were reported from Balochistan in 10 months, officials added.