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India-Pakistan tensions threaten Pakistan’s healthcare system

Millions in Pakistan rely on India's pharmaceutical industry for life-saving medicine

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Laiba Zainab

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Laiba Zainab is an award-winning journalist with nearly a decade of experience in digital media. She has received the DW & CEJ-IBA Data Journalism Award and the top digital media prize at the National Media Fellowship. At NUKTA, she covers underreported stories on health, crime, and social justice.

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Imagine waiting for life-saving medicine for your child—medicine that can only be sourced from another country. For millions in Pakistan, this is a harsh reality.

From cancer treatments to essential vaccines, countless families rely on India’s pharmaceutical industry for survival. But as political tensions rise and trade ties fray, many are now left in limbo—waiting for help that may never arrive.

This story explores how Pakistan’s healthcare system is increasingly dependent on India’s medicine supply—and the devastating consequences families are facing as a result.

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