Tag: Polio
Six more polio cases reported in KP, Sindh
Six new cases of polio have been reported in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking the tally to 95 across Pakistan.
Of the total number of...
9th polio case reported in Sindh
KARACHI: Another polio case has been reported in Sindh, taking the toll in the province to nine.
The total number of polio cases in the...
Polio toll at 79 after two cases emerge in KP
PESHAWAR: The National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new polio cases in Lakki Marwat and Tank districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday,...
Another polio case surfaces in KP
--Total number of cases in country at 77, KP leads with 57 victims
PESHAWAR: The total number of polio cases in the country has touched...
Three new polio cases emerge as tally reaches 76
Three new polio cases have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, taking the tally to 76 since January 1, 2019.
The cases were detected...
Three polio cases surface, toll reaches 76
--Two cases emerge in KP, one in Balochistan
The total number of polio cases in 2019 has touched 76 after three more polio cases emerged...
Three more polio cases surface as tally reaches 72
Total number of polio cases climbed to 72 in the country this year as three more cases of the deadly disease surfaced in Sindh,...
One more polio case surfaces in Sindh
HYDERABAD: One more polio case has surfaced in Sindh with a 31 months old child diagnosed as infected with the virus.
District Health Officer Jamshoro...
Polio toll at 62 after two more cases emerge
--Infants detected with crippling disease belong to Karachi, North Waziristan
KARACHI/PESHAWAR: Two more polio cases were surfaced in Karachi and North Waziristan, taking the total number...
Two fresh polio cases emerge
ISLAMABAD: The National Emergence Operation Centre (NEOC) on Friday confirmed two new polio cases from Quetta and Bannu.
According to an NEOC official, so far...
Poliovirus detected in samples taken from seven Karachi localities
Seven samples collected from sewages in different localities in Karachi tested positive for poliovirus on Wednesday.
The areas from where the samples were collected include Sohrab...
Sadiqabad obese man passes away due to commotion at hospital
The Sadiqabad-based taxi driver who came to the public’s attention last month when he was airlifted on a Pakistan Army helicopter to Lahore for treatment on...
Two more polio case emerge in KP
--21-month girl from Bannu, 15-month Lakki Marwat boy fall prey to the virus
ISLAMABAD: In what is being seen as a setback for the government’s...
Another polio case surfaces in Karachi
KARACHI: A polio case was detected in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi on Thursday, bringing the total number of children affected by the crippling disease to...
Monstrous rumours stoke hostility to anti-polio drive
PESHAWAR: His bearded face was half-covered by a shawl, but Hameedullah Khan’s fear and ignorance was on full display as he delivered a chilling...
Pakistan demands Facebook remove polio vaccine misinformation
Pakistan urged Facebook to remove harmful polio-related content from the social networking site on Friday, saying it was jeopardising eradication initiatives and putting the...
Eradicating polio virus in Karachi not easy, says health minister
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has said that Karachi, especially Gadap, has been a key issue in...
