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Two more polio cases detected in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 28 (ANI): Two more polio were reported in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, taking the total to six in the country this year.
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Shehbaz Sharif convenes emergency meeting after polio case re-emerges in P
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 24 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday convened a meeting of the National Task Force on Polio after the first case of the viral disease was detected in 15 months.
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Pakistan detects first polio case in 15 months: Report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Pakistan detected country's first case of polio after over a year, with the paralysis of a 15-month-old boy in the country's North Waziristan area, according to reports citing authorities.
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Taliban failed to save its citizens, health workers in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 1 (ANI): The recent killing of polio vaccinators in Afghanistan is a cause for concern, especially in a country where lack of a vaccination drive may lead to an outbreak of polio cases, a media report said on Tuesday.
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New Polio cases amid Covid-19 outbreak in Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): While health authorities in the country are finding it difficult to deal with a sudden spike in the number of coronavirus patients, several new cases of poliovirus have been reported in Pakistan, worsening the current health crisis.
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Pakistan: Polio cases rise to 72; 3 new cases registered in Sindh, Khyber-
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Oct 6 (ANI): The number of polio cases in Pakistan climbed to 72 this year with three new cases registered in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, authorities said on Saturday.
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Polio cases on the rise in Pakistan, 5 more victims confirmed
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 7 (ANI): Pakistan has seen a drastic surge in polio cases this year, with five more children being affected with the virus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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