ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday reported another polio case as a two-year-old Quetta boy has been confirmed to be infected with the virus, ARY News reported citing the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) for polio sources. According to NEOC sources, this is the 18th polio case that has been reported in Pakistan so far this year […]
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday removed Jacobabad’s Deputy Commissioner (DC), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) and District Health Officer (DHO) over their ‘negligence’ that led to the alleged rape of a polio worker, ARY News reported. According to notifications issued here, the deputy commissioner and district health officer have been removed from their respective […]
KABUL: The Afghan Taliban have suspended the door-to-door polio vaccination campaign in the country as confirmed by the United Nations (UN) which expressed deep concern over the decision, labelling it a devastating blow to the fight against polio. The suspension of the campaign threatens to reverse the progress made in controlling the spread of this […]
PESHAWAR: More than 100 Pakistan police who provide security for polio vaccination teams in restive border areas went on strike on Thursday after a string of deadly militant attacks this week. Police officers who are routinely deployed to protect polio workers going door-to-door frequently come under attack by militants waging a war against security forces. […]
BANNU: A policeman guarding polio team was martyred in a firing incident near a migrant camp in Bannu, ARY News reported. As per details, the martyred cop Nur Alam, a resident of the Kamchashmi area of Domail was deployed with a polio team. Following the killing of the cop, police personnel staged a protest along […]
Listen to article A health worker and a police officer were killed on Tuesday in an armed attack on a polio vaccination team in the Mamund tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s Bajaur district. According to police reports, unidentified assailants opened fire on the polio team while they were conducting a door-to-door vaccination drive. The attack claimed the lives of […]
GENEVA: The third phase of a giant polio vaccination drive targeting children in Gaza began Tuesday in a particularly war-ravaged zone but the WHO said a support convoy had to abort its mission. After the first confirmed polio case in 25 years, a massive vaccination effort began last week targeting over 640,000 children under 10, […]
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: At least two cops injured in attack on police vehicle escorting polio team in South Waziristan, ARY News reported. As per details, the police officials stated that the incident occurred in Wana when the police vehicle was on duty with polio team, injuring three including two cops. It is worth mentioning here that […]
Listen to article Pakistan is set to launch a nationwide anti-polio campaign on September 9 (tomorrow), targeting children under five years of age. The initiative aims to administer polio drops to millions of children to curb the spread of the disease. In preparation for the major immunisation drive, several district administrations have already begun local polio vaccination […]
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