Rawalpindi’s healthcare crisis deepens amid population surge

A quiet crisis is unfolding in the heart of Rawalpindi. It rarely makes headlines, yet it affects the lives of thousands every day. It is not about roads, housing schemes or real estate development. It is about healthcare — and who can afford it. Step into any of the public hospitals, and you’ll see queues of the patients that begin at dawn and stretch into the evening. You will find some cradling infants, others leaning on relatives, wait patiently for their turn that may never come as these...

By [email protected] (Marium Kiani)