Two new cases push polio tally to 23

The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) has confirmed two new poliovirus cases from South Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, from District Tank and North Waziristan.

According to a statement issued here on Tuesday, the recent polio cases include a 16-month-old girl from Union Council Mullazai, District Tank, and a 24-month-old girl from Union Council Miran Shah-3, District North Waziristan.

With these detections, the total number of polio cases in Pakistan in 2025 has reached 23 — including 15 cases K-P, six from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Despite significant progress, the continued detection of polio cases, particularly in Southern K-P, remains a serious concern.

However, the National and Provincial Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) are taking all possible measures to ensure the implementation of high-quality vaccination campaigns, the statement added.