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Australian billionaire to fund polio eradication programme
ISLAMABAD: Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest visited Pakistan and met Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss...
174 social media accounts blocked for defaming anti-polio drive
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 174 social media accounts for promoting the content against the ongoing anti-polio drive in the country.
According to BBC,...
5,600 polio refusal cases reported in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI: Around 5,600 parents have reportedly refused polio vaccination for their children during the ongoing five-day anti-polio drive which started in the district on April 22.
Punjab Anti-Polio Emergency Centre...
Anti-polio drive kicks off in KP, Punjab and Balochistan
ISLAMABAD: A three-day anti-polio vaccination campaign was kicked off in 25 districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 12 districts of Punjab and 21 districts of Balochistan on...
Faisalabad family booked for assaulting anti-polio worker
A case has been registered against the members of a family for assaulting an anti-polio worker in the Gulberg area of Faisalabad, a private...
Saudi crown prince visit delays anti-polio drive in garrison city by...
RAWALPINDI: District Health Authority (DHA) Anti Polio Drive In-charge Chaudhry Muhammad Hussain on Monday said that the five-day anti-polio campaign, scheduled to start from...
One terminated, six suspended for refusing anti-polio drive duties
ABBOTTABAD: Abbottabad Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amir Afaq on Monday terminated one and suspended six other government employees who had refused anti-polio campaign duties.
The DC...
School sealed for refusing polio drops to kids without parents’ consent
--Education dept seals Kids Kampus Gulberg for not allowing health workers access to classrooms
--Salamat Schools director says govt’s polio drive between child, parents and...
UAE provides 371m polio vaccines to Pakistani children
KARACHI: The UAE has provided over 371.1 million units of polio vaccines to more than 57 million Pakistani children between 2014 and December 2018, through...
Japan gives $4.6m in aid to Pakistan for eradication of polio
ISLAMABAD: The government of Japan on Monday announced to provide JPY 510 million in grant aid to support the supply of the essential polio vaccine for the...
Special anti-polio drive in ‘highly-sensitive’ districts from Nov 12
LAHORE: A special anti-polio drive in 12 “highly sensitive” districts of Punjab will commence from November 12 (Monday), as part of which more than seven...
Pakistan has only one new polio case, but isn’t declaring victory...
DUKKI: Outside her small, mud-walled house in western Pakistan, Gul Saima is cajoling her 3-year-old son to take a few steps. He cries as...
Official says social media poses a new challenge for anti-polio drive:...
ISLAMABAD: Despite the improvement in the country regarding the reduction of polio cases, social media is posing a new threat to the anti-polio vaccination drive,...
Health workers in FATA to be probed over corruption in anti-polio...
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has approved inquiries against officers of FATA Secretariat, Malakand finance department and Peshawar Cantonment for their...
Anti-polio drive kicks off in Karachi
KARACHI: Sindh Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) for Polio on Monday launched 2nd polio campaign of 2018 in Karachi city o and drive will continue...
Three-day polio drive to commence from Feb 12
MULTAN: A three-day anti-polio drive would commence in Multan from February 12 (Monday) with the target to vaccinate 8,63,000 children across the district.
The pre-polio drive...
Anti-polio campaign kicks off in FATA, various districts of KP, Punjab...
PESHAWAR: As many as 1,040,000 children below the age of five years will be vaccinated during three days anti-polio vaccination campaign which will start...
