New Delhi, July 18 -- Concerns have emerged over healthcare standards in Pakistan after allegations of medical negligence and hazardous waste management practices surfaced at a state-run hospital in Sindh.

Dawn on Saturday (local time) reported that the Sindh Healthcare Commission found that needles were manually removed from syringes after use and were not placed in sharps bins at the facility. The incident was reported at Valika Hospital.

After the lapses were reported, the healthcare commission, in a statement issued on Friday, said, "This raised serious concerns about the hospital's medical waste management practices, as it was unclear where the removed needles had gone or how they had been disposed of."

According to the report, a ...