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TTP regains ground in Pak's tribal belt after commander's killing, warns p
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 7 (ANI): The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistan Taliban, has regained its ground in the tribal belt of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after overcoming the challenges arising out of the killing of its key
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Month after suspending all trade, Pak to import polio markers from India
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 25 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to import polio markers from India, months after suspending all kinds of trade with its neighbour.
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Pakistan: 2 policemen killed after assailants open fire
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], Dec 18 (ANI): Two Pakistani policemen were killed after unidentified assailants opened fire at them in Lower Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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Malaysia records first polio case in 27 years
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], Dec 8 (ANI): A three-month-old Malaysian boy has been diagnosed with polio, the first case reported in the country in 27 years, the Health Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
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MoS for Home Rai, others adopt 69 special children, raise hope for them to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 8 (ANI): It is a rare dream which has come true for Suman, 6, and Shubham, 9, residents of a village in Bihar's Vaishali, who are undergoing treatment for polio at a hospital in Kolkata.
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31.2 lakh children do not complete vaccination in India
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 22 (ANI): An estimated 260 lakh babies are born every year in India of which 31.2 lakhs children are unable to complete full round of vaccination, according to the latest figures by Health Management Information System which compiles report card prepared by every sta
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Pakistan: Polio cases rise to 72; 3 new cases registered in Sindh, Khyber-
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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After Pak govt's demand, Facebook blocks 31 accounts for spreading 'propag
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 28 (ANI): Facebook has blocked at least 31 accounts which were reportedly involved in spreading "propaganda" against polio vaccination in Pakistan.
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Pakistan: 5 children tested positive for polio, total 58 affected this yea
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug 26 (ANI): At least five more children were tested positive for poliovirus in Pakistan on Sunday.
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Polio cases on the rise in Pakistan, 5 more victims confirmed
Updated : 6 years, 7 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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Pakistan: Another polio case in Balochistan
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], Aug 3 (ANI): Another polio case has surfaced in Balochistan, with a five-month-old baby from Killa Abdullah falling prey to the virus this time.
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UP: 9-month-old dies after he was allegedly given polio drops
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Banda (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): A nine-month-old infant in Uttar Pradesh's Banda city died after allegedly consuming polio drops.
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