- Two new cases mentioned in the South Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- An infected child identified in the Sindh Umerkot area.
- Vaccination guide that is ongoing in the border areas.
Islamabad: At least three new cases of polio have been confirmed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh on Sunday, bringing Pakistan’s national count to 17 for 2025.
The Regional Reporting Laboratory for the Elimination of Poliolelitis at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of cases in Lakki Marwat, North Waziristan and Umerkot.
According to a press release, cases were detected in a 15-month-old girl from UC Takhtikhel in Lakki Marwat, a six-month-old girl from UC Mir Ali-3 in northern Waziristan and a 60-month boy from UC Chajro in Umerkot, Sindh.
“With these new detects, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 increased to 17 – including ten by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, five from Sindh and one of Punjab and Gilgit Baltistan,” read the statement.
“Poliolellitis is an extremely infectious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis. The only effective protection is through repetitive doses of the oral polio (OPV) vaccine (OPV) for each child under five during each campaign, together with all.
Meanwhile, a special vaccination campaign is underway from July 21 to July 27 at the trade union councils, synchronized with the Afghanistan Sub -national Campaign.
“In addition, an IPV-opv fractional campaign started in the Chaman area on July 21st and will be released in the other six areas of Balochistan since July 28, the statement said.
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