Polio eradication and the last mile Updated 17 Feb, 2026 06:51am EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s campaign against poliovirus reflects both meaningful progress and persistent vulnerabilities...
Over 44.3m children vaccinated in last polio drive of 2025 Published 22 Dec, 2025 05:57am ISLAMABAD: Health workers administered polio vaccine drops to more than 44.3 million children over the past six...
Seven-day anti-polio drive launched in Lahore Published 16 Dec, 2025 06:04am LAHORE: The Lahore district administration launched a seven-day anti-polio campaign on Monday to administer polio...
PM calls for united push to confront polio challenge Published 25 Oct, 2025 05:54am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday issued a stark warning over the country’s ongoing struggle with...
Dr Azra vows to make Sindh polio-free by 2026 Published 25 Oct, 2025 05:54am KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Health and Population Welfare Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has said that polio workers are the...
Lahore achieves 94pc polio vaccination target in four days Published 18 Oct, 2025 07:51am LAHORE: So far, more than 94 percent of the vaccination target has been achieved, with 1,709,011 children under the...
Weeklong polio vaccination drive begins Published 14 Oct, 2025 08:09am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative Monday launched a week-long polio vaccination campaign to...
Nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign begins today Published 13 Oct, 2025 07:08am ISLAMABAD: The government is set to launch a week-long nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign today (Monday) to...
Anti-polio drive to begin tomorrow Published 12 Oct, 2025 07:40am KARACHI: Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah chaired an important meeting regarding the upcoming polio eradication...
PM lauds Gates Foundation’s support in polio eradication Updated 26 Sep, 2025 08:50am NEW YORK: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Thursday calling the polio eradication a high priority of the ...
Another polio case pushes Pakistan’s 2025 tally to 24 Updated 01 Sep, 2025 04:19pm Pakistan confirmed on Monday another polio case, taking the total number of polio cases in the country in 2025 to...
DC reviews anti-polio drive, Eid Milad-un-Nabi arrangements Published 28 Aug, 2025 07:18am HYDERABAD: A meeting chaired by Divisional Commissioner Hyderabad, Fayyaz Hussain Abbasi, was held at his office to...
Two new polio cases push Pakistan’s 2025 tally to 21 Published 18 Aug, 2025 01:43pm Latest cases involve 72-month-old girl from Kohistan, 21-month-old girl from Badin
Unfinished fight against poliovirus Published 18 Aug, 2025 05:32am EDITORIAL: The confirmation of yet another polio case in Lakki Marwat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), raising the national...
Commitment to eradicating polio by finalising ‘Road to Zero’ strategy reaffirmed Published 10 Aug, 2025 05:07am LAHORE: The national and provincial leadership has reaffirmed its commitment to ending polio in Pakistan by...
NIH announces registration of 19th poliovirus positive case Published 07 Aug, 2025 05:56am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme (PPEP), Wednesday, announced registration of 19th poliovirus...
18th poliovirus positive case reported: PPEP Updated 02 Aug, 2025 08:45am ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme (PPEP), Friday, announced detection of 18th poliovirus positive...
Three new polio cases confirmed in Pakistan; total reaches 17 in 2025 Published 27 Jul, 2025 10:40am The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health on Sunday confirmed...
NA body says concerned at polio resurgence Published 25 Jul, 2025 05:59am ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) expressing...
PM pledges to end polio despite challenges Published 04 Jul, 2025 07:20am ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed on Thursday to intensify efforts to eradicate polio, amid persistent...
Minister pledges to achieve polio-free future of Pakistan Updated 20 Jun, 2025 08:37am ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal has said...
Polio immunisation campaign enters final round in Punjab Published 30 May, 2025 07:26am LAHORE: The third national polio immunisation campaign of the year, deemed critical for interrupting the ongoing...
Third Anti-Polio Campaign of year starts in Punjab under high security Published 28 May, 2025 06:36am LAHORE: More than 18,000 officers and personnel have been deployed on the security of polio workers across the...
Polio vaccination drive: President urges nation to extend support Published 28 May, 2025 06:02am ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari urged the citizens, including the media, teachers, religious scholars and the...
Punjab reports decline in environmental poliovirus presence Published 24 May, 2025 07:20am LAHORE: Welcoming the significant decline in detection of the poliovirus in environmental samples across Punjab, the...
Environmental samples from Lahore and DG Khan: Task Force concerned at poliovirus presence Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am LAHORE: The Provincial Task Force on Polio Eradication, while expressing concern over the detection of poliovirus in...
Concerns over poliovirus spread: WHO to extend travel restrictions for another 3 months Published 15 Apr, 2025 07:25am ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to extend travel restrictions on Pakistan for another...
Rise in polio-virus positive cases Published 14 Apr, 2025 06:17am How unbelievable it seems that there are 44,000 families in the country refusing to immunise their children against...
Polio: there are 34,000 refusal cases in Karachi alone: Kamal Published 14 Apr, 2025 05:20am KARACHI: The Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination Syed Mustafa Kamal on Sunday...
Polio virus transmission: Punjab rolls out Eid vaccination plan Published 21 Mar, 2025 08:20am LAHORE: Anticipating mass movement during Ramazan and Eid holidays Punjab has rolled out Eid vaccination plan to...