QUETTA: A new polio case surfaced in Balochistan on Thursday, official sources said.

Nine-month-old Hikmatullah, who is a resident of Muslim Bagh area of Qila Saifullah district, fell victim to the crippling disease despite the fact that he had received three doses of vaccination drops.

The total number of polio cases reported in the province this year jumped to 15, the sources said.

Published in Dawn, November 28th, 2014