Three New Polio Cases Reported In KP, Sindh

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ISLAMABAD: The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has confirmed three new polio cases.

According to official sources, two cases were reported from the districts of Lakki Marwat and North Waziristan in South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from District Umerkot in Sindh.

A 15-month-old girl from Union Council Takhtikhel in District Lakki Marwat, a six-month-old girl from Union Council Mir Ali in North Waziristan and a 60-month-old boy from Union Council Chajro in District Umerkot, Sindh, are the latest polio cases confirmed by the laboratory.

With these new detections, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 has risen to 17, including 10 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, five from Sindh and one each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Published in News Daily on 28-July-2025.

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