India, July 23 -- An HIV outbreak at a Government-run hospital in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, has claimed the lives of six children and infected 94 kids since November 2025, officials said on Wednesday.

Tahir Hussain Sangi, Secretary of Health in Sindh province, told PTI that the outbreak was first detected in November 2025 at the Kulsoom Bai Valika Hospital in Karachi, which is run by the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution.

"We held our own inquiry on the health ministry's orders, and the records we obtained from the hospital show that the outbreak started last November and six children have died from the HIV/AIDS virus since then," he said. Sangi said 16 new cases of HIV among children have been confirmed this month, br...