Pakistan has reported another polio case, bringing the total to 27 so far in 2025. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) confirmed the latest case from Hyderabad district, Sindh. With this, the province has now recorded 7 cases this year. NEOC reminded the public that polio is an incurable disease that can cause permanent disability. […]
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First polio case of 2025 confirmed in Gilgit-Baltistan’s diamer district
Gilgit-Baltistan has reported its first case of wild poliovirus for 2025. The case was detected in Diamer district, as confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health on Monday. This brings the national polio case count to 11 so far this year. The case was reported shortly after […]
PM calls National Task Force meeting after resurfacing of first polio case in 15 months
ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif expressed concern over resurfacing of a first poliovirus case in the country after a period of 15 months. Summoning a report from the authorities concerned, the prime minister directed for the formulation of a strategy to eradicate the crippling disease from the country. Moreover, the prime minister summoned […]
Country’s second case of polio emerges in N Waziristan
A polio case was reported here in district Mir Ali’s union council (UC) number 2, bringing the total tally of polio cases reported in the current year to 13, a news channel reported. Sources in the Ministry of National Health Services informed that the affected child was a three-year-old toddler. The identity of the family […]