3 New Polio Cases Push National Tally to 17

3 new polio cases push national tally to 17

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed three new polio cases, raising the country's tally for 2025 to 17. According to the laboratory, the new cases were detected in Takhtikhel (Lakki Marwat district) and Mir Ali (North Waziristan district) of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), as well as Chajro in Umerkot district of Sindh. The affected children include a 15 month old girl from Lak…

Nationwide tally climbs to 17 as three new polio cases confirmed in KP, Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad on Sunday confirmed three new polio cases in the country, raising the total number of cases to 17 detected so far in the current year. The fresh cases include a 15-month-old girl from Union Council Takhtikhel in District Lakki Marwat, a six-month-old girl from Union Council Mir Ali-3 in North Waziristan, and a 60-month-old bo…

3 new polio cases confirmed in KP, Sindh as nationwide tally climbs to 17

Cases reported in Lakki Marwat, North Waziristan and Umerkot.

Pakistan Reports 3 New Polio Cases, Total Rises to 17 in 2025

Three new polio cases have been confirmed in Pakistan on Sunday, July 27, 2025, bringing the total number of reported polio cases in the country this year to 17. According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), two new cases are from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (in the districts of North Waziristan and Lakki Marwat), and one case is from Sindh (Umerkot district). The patients include a 15-month-old girl from Takhtikhel in Lakki Marwat, a six…

Three new cases of poliovirus surface from KP and Sindh

ISLAMABAD: At least three new cases of poliovirus were confirmed from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh on Sunday, bringing Pakistan’s national count to 17 for the year 2025. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of cases in Lakki Marwat, North Waziristan and Umerkot. According to a press release, the cases were detected in a 15-month-old girl from UC Takhtikhel in dist…

Three more polio cases reported in Pakistan, 2025 tally reaches 17

Polio has infected three more children in Pakistan. Two of the cases are from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one is from Sindh, according to the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio at the National Institute of Health (NIH) in Islamabad. With these new infections, the total number of polio cases in the country for the year 2025 has reached 17. Pakistan is one of only two countries in the world where polio remains endemic. The other is Afghanistan. De…