Three more polio cases take Pakistan’s 2024 tally to 55 Pakistan reported three new polio cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the country in 2024 to 55,... Updated 24 Nov, 2024 09:21pm
Pakistan PM reaffirms commitment to become polio-free country ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed commitment to become a polio-free country, ... Published 21 Nov, 2024 05:51am
Print New date yet to be announced after polio vaccination boycotted in Kurram ISLAMABAD: The administration has yet to announce a new date for the polio vaccination drive, following the recent... Updated 17 Nov, 2024 09:44am
Pakistan Pakistan anti-polio drive struggles against militants, mistrust PESHAWAR: Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan’s battle to eradicate... Updated 04 Nov, 2024 05:07pm
Print Alarming surge in Wild Poliovirus Type-1: Govts to jointly review, monitor situation ISLAMABAD: Following an alarming surge in Wild Poliovirus Type-1 (WPV1) cases in the country within past three... Updated 01 Nov, 2024 09:11am
Pakistan Nowshera reports Pakistan’s 42nd polio case for 2024 The 42nd polio case of the year has been reported from the Nowshera District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the... Updated 29 Oct, 2024 10:36pm
Pakistan PM Shehbaz vows polio eradication from Pakistan as toll reaches 41 in 2024 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated the government’s commitment to eradicating polio from Pakistan... Updated 28 Oct, 2024 10:26pm
Pakistan PM launches countrywide anti-polio campaign ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday launched countrywide anti-polio campaign to ensure complete... Published 28 Oct, 2024 06:21am
Pakistan Mobile population to be geotagged in anti-polio drive LAHORE: The Provincial Taskforce for Polio Eradication has decided to geotag the mobile population in the upcoming... Published 27 Oct, 2024 02:44am
Pakistan 5.75m children to come under anti-polio drive in KP PESHAWAR: As many as 5.754 million children under the age of five will be vaccinated during the week-long polio... Published 10 Sep, 2024 07:23am
Pakistan Another polio case reported ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported yet another poliovirus case taking the national tally to 17 cases detected in 2024.... Updated 07 Sep, 2024 08:52am
Pakistan Meeting reviews polio campaign readiness LAHORE: Head of the polio programme in Punjab and Emergency Operations Centre Coordinator Khizer Afzaal has warned ... Published 05 Sep, 2024 08:12am
Pakistan High-risk Karachi UCs: Needle-free injectors to be used for polio vaccination KARACHI: In a concerted effort to combat the poliovirus, which has been detected in environmental samples throughout... Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am
Pakistan Poor performance in polio campaigns: Stern warning issued to district health admin LAHORE Punjab Emergency Operations Centre Coordinator and head of the polio programme in Punjab Khizer Afzaal has... Updated 05 Aug, 2024 08:28am
Pakistan State resources should be utilised to eliminate polio: PM ISLAMABAD: While regretting that Pakistan is one of the two countries faced with the challenge of polio, Prime... Published 01 Aug, 2024 07:26am
Pakistan In meeting with Gates, PM vows to eradicate polio ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated that the Federal Government along with all the... Published 25 Jun, 2024 06:42am
Pakistan In meeting with Bill Gates, PM vows to eradicate polio from country Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reaffirmed his resolve to completely eradicate polio from the country. He... Published 24 Jun, 2024 10:25pm
Pakistan Poliovirus ‘detected’ in sewage samples of Karachi, Peshawar PESHAWAR/KARACHI: The poliovirus has been detected in sewage samples from Karachi and Peshawar, sourced said on... Published 21 Jun, 2024 06:37am
Pakistan Anti-polio campaign kicks off across Sindh KARACHI: A critical anti-polio campaign begun on Monday across Sindh province, including Karachi. The drive aims to... Published 04 Jun, 2024 06:28am
Pakistan Anti-polio campaign begins in Faisalabad FAISALABAD: As many as 1.6 million children upto age of five years will be administered polio drops during next... Published 26 Feb, 2024 05:07am
Pakistan Anti-polio campaign kicked off in Sindh KARACHI: Sindh Caretaker Health Minister, Dr Saad Khalid Niaz, on Monday, inaugurated 7-day anti-polio campaign by... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
Pakistan Commissioner Hyderabad inaugurates anti-polio campaign HYDERABAD: Commissioner Hyderabad Khalid Haider Shah on Thursday inaugurated the 7-day anti-polio campaign starting... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Pakistan Anti-polio campaign begins in Punjab, Sindh LAHORE: A week-long anti-polio drive began in various districts of Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan on Monday. In... Published 16 May, 2023 03:23am
Pakistan Anti-polio drive in 18 districts of Balochistan begins today QUETTA: Seven days anti-polio drive will start in 18 districts of Balochistan on 15th May (today) during which 1.26... Published 15 May, 2023 06:41am
Pakistan Anti-polio campaign kicked off in 39 districts ISLAMABAD: Polio vaccination campaign has kicked off in 39 districts of the country to vaccinate more than six... Published 13 Feb, 2023 07:41am
Pakistan 1.5m kids to be administered polio drops: commissioner FAISALABAD: Divisional Commissioner Silwat Saeed said that 1.536 million children up to the age of five years would... Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Pakistan All set for anti-polio drive in Azad Kashmir MIRPUR (AJK): Like rest of the country, all is set to launch the 05-day integrated nationwide anti-polio campaign in... Published 16 Jan, 2023 07:54am
Pakistan German ambassador meets Aseefa KARACHI: Ambassador of Germany in Pakistan Alfred Granas called on Bibi Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari at Bilawal House on... Published 13 Dec, 2022 07:21am
Pakistan Week-long anti-polio campaign kicked off in Tank PESHAWAR: A week-long anti-polio drive was kicked off in district Tank of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa here on Sunday.... Published 05 Dec, 2022 05:47am
Pakistan Special anti-polio drive in nine Punjab districts starts today LAHORE: A special anti-polio campaign aimed to inoculate 6.3 million children up to the age of five years is going ... Published 28 Nov, 2022 07:14am