polio

APP Islamabad: A doctor and a policeman were injured when unknown assailants opened fire on a vehicle deployed for an anti-polio campaign in Bajaur, a district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on Friday. According to police and rescue…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Polio scars are etched with lifelong agony, but in Pakistan, where lives are meant to be safeguarded, the polio campaign is met with resistance and tragedy. This week-long initiative began disastrously when…

APP Abbottabad: A comprehensive vaccination campaign has been initiated in Abbottabad district from January 8 to 12 to eradicate the polio virus. Deputy Commissioner Khalid Iqbal inaugurated the campaign, emphasising the critical…

APP Lahore: In a bid to eradicate polio from Pakistan, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative and Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi emphasised the importance of administering polio drops to children here at…

News Desk Islamabad: The Ministry of Health reported the detection of poliovirus in environmental samples across five districts in the country on Wednesday. According to the Ministry's spokesperson, two samples of sewage water from…

News Desk Rawalpindi: The District Health Authority announced on Sunday that it had successfully achieved the polio vaccination target for the week-long drive initiated on November 27. According to District Superintendent of Vaccination…

News Desk Islamabad: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Irfan Nawaz Memon, on Thursday urged parents to cooperate with the polio vaccination teams and ensure that their children receive the necessary two doses of polio drops. Addressing a…

Shazia Mehboob Peshawar: The polio eradication efforts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa faced a setback as residents from six Union Councils in Peshawar boycotted the campaign due to power cuts. The boycott, initiated by locals on the day the…

APP  Peshawar: The first phase of the anti-polio drive has been launched across Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Malakand, Hazara divisions, and Bannu district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The campaign's primary objective is to administer oral polio…

APP Rawalpindi: Around 1,015,262 children are set to receive polio vaccinations during Rawalpindi's ongoing anti-polio campaign, as revealed by the district administration on Monday. The drive involves 4,199 teams, including 3,703 mobile…