Global Eye — Season 1, Episode 28: How Pakistan positioned itself as a peace broker

Episode synopsis

This week, Farhat Javed looks at how Pakistan has positioned itself as a peace broker in the conflict between the US and Iran and BBC Eye investigates how routine visits for medical treatment in rural Pakistan have led to hundreds of children becoming infected with HIV, uncovering evidence of medical negligence and a failing public health system.

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