[ad_1] Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed on Thursday Pakistan’s commitment to eradicating polio, urging accelerated efforts and stronger coordination among national, regional and international partners. Chairing a meeting of the Anti-Polio Task Force in Islamabad, the prime minister said the government remains determined to protect every child in the country from the disease. “We … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: A new polio case has been reported in the North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, confirmed the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad on Tuesday. A 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, North Waziristan, has been confirmed as the eighth polio case from K-P this year. With … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The health authorities have made progress in polio virus surveillance, collecting sewage samples from nine districts. Of these, seven districts have tested positive for poliovirus type 1, including Gwadar, Quetta, South Waziristan, Rawalpindi, Larkana and Mirpurkhas. Samples from Pishin and Lahore, however, were declared polio-free. A total of 45 million children had been … Read more
[ad_1] The confirmation of Pakistan's 12th polio case in 2025 — a boy from Bannu just short of his third birthday — marks another grim milestone in a worsening public health crisis. This year's cases, spanning six districts in K-P, four in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan, reveal a concerning trend. Despite decades … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article PESHAWAR: A fresh case of wild poliovirus has been reported from Bannu district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) — the sixth in the province in 2025 — bringing the national tally to 12, health officials said on Friday. The infected child belongs to Union Council Shams Khel in Bannu district of southern K-P — an … Read more