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Pakistan Reports Ninth Polio Case of 2026 as PM Orders Joint Plan

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Pakistan has confirmed a new polio case in Khyber district, taking the country’s total for 2026 to nine. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) announced the case on Thursday. The patient is a boy aged seven months from Bara tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the same day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a joint plan… Continue reading Pakistan Reports Ninth Polio Case of 2026 as PM Orders Joint Plan

Two Policemen Martyred in Mohmand Polio Attack as Vaccination Drive Continues

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Gunmen killed two policemen and wounded a third in the Mohmand polio attack on Tuesday. The officers were travelling to guard a vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The shooting came during a national campaign to vaccinate nearly 24 million children. It also followed the abduction of four members of a polio team in Tank… Continue reading Two Policemen Martyred in Mohmand Polio Attack as Vaccination Drive Continues