LAHORE, Oct 9: Three more cases of polio — two in Punjab and one in the NWFP — were confirmed on Thursday.

Sources at the National Institute of Health in Islamabad told Dawn that five-month-old Haroon Tariq, who belongs to Mian Channu, 11-month-old Hasnain of Jhang and Amjad of Peshawar had tested positive for poliomyelitis.

Amjad received seven doses of polio drops and Haroon and Hasnain three each.

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