Photo: A polio vaccination campaign worker in Pakistan (file image)
Health & SciencePakistan reports ninth polio case of 2026 as seven-month-old boy in Khyber tests positive
Pakistan has reported its ninth wild poliovirus case of 2026 after a seven-month-old boy in Khyber district tested positive, with health officials linking the virus to strains circulating in neighbouring Afghanistan.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan NewsPakistan reports eighth polio case of 2026, a 13-month-old girl from Khyber, as week-long vaccination drive begins
Pakistan has confirmed its eighth polio case of 2026, a 13-month-old girl from Bara tehsil in Khyber district, on the day a week-long campaign to vaccinate nearly 24 million children in 97 districts began.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan NewsPakistan begins week-long polio campaign today, aiming to vaccinate nearly 24 million children in 97 districts
Pakistan’s sub-national polio vaccination campaign runs from 2 to 8 November, targeting nearly 24 million children under five in 97 selected districts with more than 200,000 frontline workers, days after the country confirmed its eighth polio case of 2026.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan NewsPakistan reports eighth polio case of 2026 as 13-month-old girl in Khyber tests positive, days before nationwide vaccination drive
Pakistan has confirmed its eighth polio case of 2026, a 13-month-old girl from Bara tehsil in Khyber district, the National Emergency Operations Centre said on Sunday, as health officials prepare a November 2-8 campaign aiming to vaccinate nearly 24 million children.