Pakistan is facing a public health emergency that can no longer be sidelined. The revelation that the country now hosts the fifth-largest tuberculosis (TB) caseload in the world is a stark warning of a deepening crisis. Even more critical is our fourth place ranking for drug-resistant TB — a severe and far more complex complication arising from systemic gaps, weak regulation and behavioural failures. These grim figures transcend medical statistics, standing as a profound social indictment that demands immediate corrective........

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