Pakistan's polio tally rises to 14 as NIH confirms new case in North Waziristan

Pakistan records one more poliovirus case; countrywide tally reaches 14

New polio case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan raises total to 14, highlighting challenges in eradication efforts.

New polio case from KP takes tally to 14

A 19-month-old boy from District North Waziristan has been confirmed as the eighth polio case from KP this year.

National tally rises to 14 as another polio case of 2025 reported in KP

ISLAMABAD: The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) on Tuesday confirmed the 14th case of polio in Pakistan this year, with the latest case reported from North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the Polio Reference Laboratory of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the fresh case, a 19-month-old child, brings the total number of polio cases in the country to 14 in 2025 so far. The breakdown of reported cases included eight f…

Pakistan's polio tally rises to 14 as NIH confirms new case in North Waziristan

A new polio case has been reported in the North Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, confirmed the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad on Tuesday. A 19-month-old boy from Union Council Miranshah-3, North Waziristan, has been confirmed as the eighth polio case from K-P this year. With this latest case, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 now stands at 14, in…

Polio cases rise to 14 after new infection in North Waziristan

A fresh case of poliovirus has been detected in North Waziristan which took Pakistan's 2025 tally to 14, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health ...

Pakistan reports 14th polio case of this year in troubled northwest

KARACHI: Pakistan has reported 14th case of polio virus this year in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, the country’s polio program said on Tuesday, amid intensifying efforts to eradicate the disease. Polio is a highly infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis. The only effective protection is through repeated doses of the oral polio