Pakistan

Environmental surveillance finds positive poliovirus sample for sixth time this year

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Punjab, Yokohama to cooperate on environment

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Lament allowance, pension, family job cuts

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Initiative termed milestone for clean water, sanitation, urban development

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Authorities release official report detailing damage caused by recent cloudbursts

Officials compile central database to ensure strict enforcement

Minister says holy Sikh site represents shared cultural heritage of subcontinent

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One new poliovirus case was confirmed each in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, bringing Pakistan’s total count this year to 21, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Monday. Pakistan is one of the last two countries in the world, alongside Afghanistan, where polio remains endemic. Despite global efforts to eradicate the virus, challenges such as security issues, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation have slowed progress. A statement from the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at Islamabad’s NIH said the latest cases involve a six-year-old girl from Union Council Pattan in KP’s Kohistan district, and a 21-month-old girl from UC Matli-2 in Sindh’s Badin. “With these detections, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 has reached 21, including 13 from KP, six from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan,” the statement noted. Polio was a highly infectious and incurable disease that could cause lifelong paralysis. The only effective protection against the debilitat...