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Pakistan reports 14th polio case of 2025

ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) has confirmed another polio case in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases in the country in...

Policeman killed in attack on anti-polio team in Noshki

NOSHKI: A police constable was killed on Tuesday when unidentified armed men opened fire on an anti-polio team in the Killi Muhammad Hassani area...

Pakistan launches third polio vaccination drive of 2025

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Polio Programme has officially launched its third National Immunisation Days (NIDs) campaign. The inauguration ceremony was held at the National Emergency Operations Centre...

Pakistan reaffirms commitment to eradicate polio in meeting with Gates Foundation

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Health Mustafa Kamal, in a meeting with the Gates Foundation, reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to eradicate polio. Kamal stated this stated during...

Pakistan vaccinates 44mn children in nationwide anti-polio drive

ISLAMABAD: During the present vaccination campaign, the federal government has effectively administered anti-polio drops to more than 44 million children throughout Pakistan in five...

Afghanistan outpacing Pakistan in polio eradication efforts: Health Minister

KARACHI: Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal said that Afghanistan is surpassing Pakistan in efforts to eradicate polio, warning that it might achieve this goal...

WHO extends travel restrictions on Pakistan

The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to extend travel restrictions on Pakistan due to concerns over polio for three months. The decision was taken...

Parents held for refusing polio vaccination in Quetta

QUETTA: Quetta administration on Sunday arrested five individuals who refused to allow their children to be vaccinated against polio, ARY News reported. Assistant Commissioner Maria...

Another polio case reported in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed the detection of the wild polio virus...

‘Over 1.1mn children left unvaccinated in Pakistan’s 2024 anti-polio drive’

ISLAMABAD: The final sub-national polio campaign in Pakistan for the year 2024 has not reached its intended target and a total of 1,122,537 children...

Anti-polio teams vaccinated over 16.3m children in Punjab

Over 16.3 million children in Punjab have been administered anti-polio drops as part of a nationwide campaign in the last four days, ARY News...

Pakistan reports another polio case, tally reaches 64

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another polio case, bringing the total number of cases to 64 in 2024, ARY News reported. According to the National Emergency...

Karak Attack: Policeman escorting polio team shot dead

KARAK: A policeman was killed and a polio worker was injured in an attack on Monday by unknown assailants in the Khyber Pakhtunkhuwa' Karak...

Pakistan reports four polio cases in 24 hours

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four more polio cases in last 24 hours, bringing the total number of cases to 63 in 2024, ARY News...

Japan announces $3.1mn grant to support Pakistan’s polio drive

ISLAMABAD: Japan has announced a new $3.1 million grant to procure essential oral polio vaccines as part of its continued support of polio eradication...

Pakistan reports 50th polio case of 2024

ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) has reported another polio case in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases in 2024 to 50,...

Rise in Pakistan’s Polio cases sparks ‘global concern’

ISLAMABAD: The recent rise in polio cases in Pakistan has sparked concerns for international organizations, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the international...

PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eradicate polio from Pakistan

Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has expressed government's firm commitment to completely eradicate polio virus from Pakistan and to ensure it never returns.  Addressing an...

Pakistan reports 22nd polio case of 2024

ISLAMABAD: The number of polio cases in Pakistan reached 22 this year after the latest case was reported from Pishin, a district of Balochistan,...

Polio vaccination drive to kick off in KP tomorrow

PESHAWAR: Polio vaccination campaign in three specific districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Tank, Lakki Marwat and D.I.Khan would kick off from Monday (September 23),...
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