K-P Reports New Polio Case, Pakistan’s Total Climbs to 30

Pakistan records 30th polio case of 2025 as virus persists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan’s fight to eliminate polio faced another challenge this week after a new case was confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), raising the total number of cases

Pakistan's polio tally climbs to 30 as KP reports fresh case

A new case of wild poliovirus has been confirmed in district Torghar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health in...

Pakistan's 2025 polio tally reaches 30 as fresh case surfaces in KP

Twelve-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari infected.September surveillance finds 44 positive sewage samples.Sindh records the highest number of positive detections.A new case of wild poliovirus has been confirmed in district...

Fresh polio case in KP takes this year’s tally to 30

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said on Tuesday that one new case of wild poliovirus had been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Torghar, taking the tally of cases for this year to 30. 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 stat…

Pakistan reports fresh polio case, taking 2025 nationwide tally to 30

KARACHI: Pakistan has confirmed a new poliovirus case from the country’s northwestern Torghar district, the National Health Institute (NIH) confirmed on Tuesday, raising the total tally of cases this year to 30. The latest polio infection was detected in a 12-month-old boy from Union Council Ghari in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province’s Torghar district, the NIH