ani ▁women ▁reporting ▁ever ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁" A ID S " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁Finally ▁H IV ▁treatment ▁was ▁started ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Currently ▁over ▁ 9 0 0 ▁individuals ▁receive ▁free ▁H IV ▁medic ines ▁and ▁tests ▁from ▁ 9 ▁public ▁and ▁ 3 ▁private ▁sector ▁facilities . ▁e . g . ▁El ite ▁Medical ▁W elf are ▁Association ▁Pakistan . ▁ ▁Future ▁of ▁H IV ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁response ▁Go ing ▁forward ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Pakistan ▁has ▁approved ▁a ▁new ▁am bit ious ▁ 5 - year ▁plan ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁worth ▁almost ▁PK R ▁ 8 ▁billion . ▁However , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁challeng es ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁met ▁during ▁this ▁phase . ▁The ▁most ▁immediate ▁perhaps ▁will ▁be ▁developing ▁the ▁method ology ▁of ▁meas uring ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁program ▁inter vent ions . ▁A ▁National ▁M & E ▁Framework ▁has ▁been ▁developed ▁but ▁implementation ▁on ▁it ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁start . ▁ ▁To ▁respond ▁to ▁this ▁threat ▁N AC P ▁in ▁collaboration ▁with ▁Provin cial ▁programs ▁and ▁other ▁partners ▁developed ▁its ▁first ▁national ▁strategy ▁framework ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁that ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁establishment ▁of ▁first ▁response ▁called ▁En hanced ▁H IV ▁and ▁A ID S ▁Control ▁Project ▁that ▁ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁ 2 nd ▁National ▁strateg ic ▁Framework ▁that ▁was ▁more ▁foc uss ed ▁to ▁inter vent ions ▁in ▁Key ▁Pop ulations . ▁The ▁country