KARACHI: A Pakistani man eliminateed his HIV positive wife Wednesday in Larkana, where hundreds of people have tested positive for the virus in recent weeks, stirring panic and casting a light on the country dismal public health standards.Cop said the murder took place in a village approach the epicentre of the outbreak on the outskirts of Larkana city in Pakistan Sindh province, where thousands have been screened in the final month.The victim -- a 32-year-old mother of four -- tested positive in recent days, according to a local police officer, with her husband accusing her of having an additionalmarital affair."This morning the husband strangled (the victim) with a rope and then hung her from a tree external his home," Roshan Ali -- a police officer in Shikarpur -- told AFP, adding that the suspect was now in custody.Shikarpur district police chief Sajid miserableozai confirmed the incident, saying an investigation into the eliminateing was ongoing and the suspect had been booked on murder charges.enrage and fear continue to swell in the desperately poor villages and suburbs approach Larkana affected by the epidemic, which authorities say could be linked to either gross negligence or malicious intent by a local doctor using tainted syringes.In rural Sindh -- long bridled by harsh poverty and illiteracy -- access to information about HIV and other diseases has kept the large swathes of the population in the dark about how the virus is transmitted.Health officials say approachly 700 people, many of them children, have tested positive in recent weeks as experts warn of a surge in contaminateion rates across Pakistan due to the use of unsanitary equipment and rampant malpractice -- often at the hands of quack doctors.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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