Nearly 20,000 patients ‘missing’ after initiating treatment at HIV centres, NA committee told

1.0Nationhttps://nationaltimes.pk/engNearly 20,000 patients ‘missing’ after initiating treatment at HIV centres, NA committee told - Nationrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="NKgvEYC9ba"><a href="https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/2026/125343/">Nearly 20,000 patients ‘missing’ after initiating treatment at HIV centres, NA committee told</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/2026/125343/embed/#?secret=NKgvEYC9ba" width="600" height="338" title="“Nearly 20,000 patients ‘missing’ after initiating treatment at HIV centres, NA committee told” — Nation" data-secret="NKgvEYC9ba" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://nationaltimes.pk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Untitled-design-21-2.png670370ISLAMABAD(National Times)- The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health was informed by the health ministry on Tuesday that nearly 20,000 patients who initiated treatment at antiretroviral therapy (ART) centres for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and AIDS are now “missing”. The committee also rejected the health ministry’s request to hold an in-camera briefing over the issue […]