A new case of polio has been unearthed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) raising the number of polio cases to 17 in the province. As per KP health department, polio virus has been confirmed in 3-year-old Maria, in the area of Brawal Banda in Upper Dir district. Three polio cases have been discovered in Peshawar, two each in Mardan, Charsada and Lakki Marwat and one each in Shangla Torghar, Hari Pur Swabi, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan, Karak and Dir Bala in KP this year.