Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Center for Polio Eradication (NEOC) has confirmed two new cases of wild poliovirus from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to NEOC, one case was reported in Bannu and another in North Waziristan, in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where access constraints continue to aid poliovirus transmission, posing a continued risk to children’s well-being. The affected […]
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Polio strikes again: Pakistan confirms 30th case in 2025
Pakistan has confirmed a new case of wild poliovirus in Torghar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This brings the total number of polio cases in 2025 to 30. The latest case involves a 12-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari. This is the second confirmed case from Torghar district this year. Health officials verified the case at the National […]
Two new polio cases in KP, Pakistan’s total now 26
Pakistan has confirmed two new polio cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The cases appeared in Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan districts. These areas remain hotspots despite ongoing vaccination efforts. This brings the total polio cases in Pakistan to 26 for the year 2025. The National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC) reported the new cases. It stressed that […]
Senate addresses CNIC blocks, PIA fares, polio, and student woes
The Senate session, chaired by Chairman Yousaf Raza Gilani, addressed several public issues including blocked ID cards, rising PIA fares, polio cases, and student challenges at Quaid-e-Azam University. Journalists also staged a walkout over the mistreatment of a senior journalist in Rawalpindi. Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, responded to questions on CDA’s water […]
Tenth poliovirus sample collected from Bannu, total 32 cases
ISLAMABAD: The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Polio Laboratory has confirmed the detection of Type-1 Wild Poliovirus (WPV1) from an environmental sample collected from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district this month, making it the 10th such such collected from the area this year. The latest sample means that the total number of positive environmental samples […]
Two more polio cases surface in Sindh, North Waziristan
Two cases of polio virus emerged on Thursday, one from the financial hub of the country and the other from North Waziristan. According to the spokesman for the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for polio eradication and immunisation, the affected child in Karachi – Abdul Nasir – is six months old and belongs to Gulshan-e-Iqbal’s UC-12. […]