Polio

Good neighbours ease fears in Pakistan polio fight

KARACHI: In a rundown district of Karachi, Rabia balks at a neighbour's proposal to vaccinate… Read More

Govt taking all measures for polio eradication: Iqbal

NAROWAL: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the federal government… Read More

President says CPEC would change nation’s fate

LAHORE: President Mamnoon Hussain said that the fate of the people would be changed due… Read More

Prayer leader in Swat takes part in anti-polio campaign

MINGORA: Widespread myths about polio vaccination have gradually started to fade out as a local… Read More

Polio worker injured in Lahore attack

LAHORE: A polio worker was injured in Lahore when armed assailants opened fire at an… Read More

Anti-polio campaign in different cities of Pakistan enters its third day

PAKISTAN: The anti-polio campaign has entered into its third day in several cities of the… Read More

Four-day polio vaccination campaign underway in Sindh

KARACHI: A four-day polio vaccination campaign has been underway in four districts of Sindh including… Read More

Disabled passenger says Air India made her ‘crawl’

NEW DELHI: A disabled passenger said Sunday she was forced to crawl on New Delhi… Read More

Polio vaccination drive underway in Punjab

LAHORE: Three-day polio vaccination campaign is underway across Punjab in which 18 million children will… Read More

Security to polio teams reportedly withdrawn in Balochistan

QUETTA: The Health Department in Balochistan has expressed grave concerns over safe keeping of polio… Read More

Anti-polio drive underway in Karachi

KARACHI: An anti-polio drive kicked off in Karachi on Monday in which two million children… Read More

PM Sharif, Bill Gates discuss polio eradication in Pakistan

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with Microsoft founder Bill Gates in New York… Read More

WHO takes Nigeria off global list of polio-endemic countries

LAGOS: World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday took Nigeria off the list of polio-endemic countries,… Read More

More than 4mn children per year in Pakistan to benefit from new injectable polio vaccine

ISLAMABAD: More than four million children per year will benefit from the introduction of the… Read More

WHO asks Pakistan, Afghanistan to eradicate polio “as quickly as possible”

LONDON: The global fight to eradicate polio has set its sights on Afghanistan and Pakistan,… Read More

Nigeria makes final push to stamp out polio

SUMAILA: Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano… Read More

Pakistan sees decline of over 70 per cent in polio cases

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has seen a major fall in polio cases this year, officials said Thursday,… Read More

Female polio worker attacked in Balochistan

SUHBATPUR: A female polio worker was attacked in Balochistan by a youngster, ARY News reports. Read More

Anti-polio drive underway in 49 Karachi UCs

KARACHI: An anti-polio drive is underway in 49 union councils (UCs) of Karachi on Tuesday… Read More

Polio eradicators hail historic progress, aim to ‘finish the job’

The world is closer than ever to being able to wipe out polio, international experts… Read More