Another polio case detected in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Another polio casehas been confirmed in Pakistan, total number of children affected by crippling disease last year has risen to 69. A 13-month-old girl from Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was affected by polio last year, but the case has been officially confirmed now. The total number of children affected by polio in Pakistan last year has risen to 69, according to authorities. In 2024, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported 21 cases, Balochistan 27, Sindh 19, while Punjab and Islamabad recorded one case each. [embedpost slug="two-more-polio-cases-reported-in-pakistan-2"] Earlier, Two more polio cases reported in Pakistan, bringing the total number of cases to 67 this year. According to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), the harsh poliovirus type 1 cases were reported in Kashmore Sindh and Tank Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This year, four cases have been reported from Tank, and two from Kashmore.