Four incidents reported to police; officials assisting polio teams also face resistance.
Mohammad Asghar Updated 30 May, 2022 09:31am
Hangu added to list of districts with positive environmental samples.
Ikram Junaidi Published 21 Jul, 2024 06:55am
Health dialogue between Pakistan, Afghanistan planned for Sept.
Kashif Abbasi Published 09 Jul, 2024 07:16am
Report on April, June campaigns asks govt to tackle such issues administratively.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 08 Jul, 2024 12:07pm
Total count of infected districts for the current year now stands at 49.
A Correspondent Updated 05 Jul, 2024 11:08am
RAWALPINDI: A week-long anti-polio drive in the district will immunise 906,000 children to save them from the...
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published 02 Jul, 2024 07:07am
Vaccinators aiming to inoculate 9.5m children in 41 districts.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 01 Jul, 2024 08:04am
A special anti-polio drive would start in the district from the first week of July, sources say.
Our Correspondent Updated 29 Jun, 2024 10:24am
Wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) was detected in stool samples of a two-year-old child in Qila Abdullah, who had onset of paralysis on May 22.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Updated 29 Jun, 2024 09:44am
Next few months to focus on "improving campaign quality, enhancing surveillance and stopping transmission", says Ayesha Raza Farooq.
Ikram Junaidi Published 28 Jun, 2024 07:51am
SIX cases in six months. The tally for the entire last year equalled in half the time. Pakistan’s efforts towards...
Editorial Published 27 Jun, 2024 08:30am
Special vaccination drive in Balochistan from July 1; PM appoints Ayesha Raza Farooq as focal person.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 26 Jun, 2024 11:31am
Stresses need for digitisation, highlights ongoing polio campaigns nationwide.
Dawn.com Updated 24 Jun, 2024 10:02pm
Officials say they’re committed to vaccinating all children against virus for its eradication.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 20 Jun, 2024 09:59am
Total number of infected districts for the year stays unchanged at 45 as samples from Balochistan, Sindh test positive.
Ikram Junaidi Published 20 Jun, 2024 07:08am
Unicef official laments obstacles including boycotts of immunisation on flimsy grounds and misconception.
Bureau Report Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:31am
Total number of positive environmental samples for the current year reached 176 as compared to 126 samples last year.
Ikram Junaidi Published 17 Jun, 2024 05:30am
The two-year-old boy from Quetta passed away before confirmation of the disease, which took 6 weeks instead of the usual 3 weeks for diagnosis.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 09 Jun, 2024 08:50am
Dacoits manage to escape before the police arrived at the site and chased them.
Ali Jan Mangi Updated 09 Jun, 2024 12:17pm
Type-1 Wild Poliovirus detected in samples from Dukki and Killa Saifullah.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 06 Jun, 2024 10:59am
Fifteen environmental samples found positive, taking the tally of positive samples this year to 168.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 05 Jun, 2024 10:44am
Drive will be fully implemented in 36 districts and partially in 30 districts.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 03 Jun, 2024 08:08am
Latest victim is a 30-month-old child hailing from Shikarpur; Muhammad Anwarul Haq appointed as polio programme head.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 02 Jun, 2024 09:37am
Dr Shahzad Baig's resignation comes at a time when the virus is seeing a resurgence, with three cases already reported in 2024.
Kashif Abbasi Updated 01 Jun, 2024 09:50am
Samples were found in Karachi East, Karachi Central, Quetta and Kohat.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 30 May, 2024 08:22am
Data shared at a meeting held in Qatar showed that Pakistan’s situation was worse than the war-ridden Afghanistan.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 27 May, 2024 11:12am
Three more environmental samples found positive for polio, taking tally to 140.
Saleem Shahid | Ikram Junaidi Updated 26 May, 2024 07:34am
Reemergence of virus in Karachi, Quetta block and Peshawar-Khyber makes Pakistan go back to 2019 situation, expert says.
Ikram Junaidi Published 19 May, 2024 07:36am
Official stresses increased surveillance, better planning for polio campaigns.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 11 May, 2024 12:06pm
Tally for current year now stands at 116.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 09 May, 2024 10:36am
Police said when polio team tried to administer drops to children, Allah Ditta and his son Awais attacked and tortured two members of the team.
Our Correspondent Updated 05 May, 2024 11:27am
