Pakistani police say suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer assigned to protect polio ...

Pakistan has confirmed its third case of wild polio virus Type 1 in 2025, with the latest case reported from the Larkana district in Sindh province.This marks the second polio case in Sindh this year, ...

A new case of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) has been reported in Pakistan, taking the overall tally of cases in 2025 to three, Dawn reported. Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication ...

Pakistan has reported its third poliovirus case of 2025, highlighting ongoing challenges in eradicating the crippling disease. Despite extensive vaccination efforts, including campaigns reaching over ...

PESHAWAR: Gunmen shot dead a police officer guarding a polio vaccination team on Wednesday in a remote area close to the Afghan border, police said. Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are the ...

Gunmen shot dead a police officer guarding a polio vaccination team on Wednesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district, police said. Pakistan and Afghanistan are the only countries where polio ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed on Wednesday a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a region in northwestern Pakistan bordering ...

More than 200 polio workers and police assigned for their protection have been killed in Pakistan since the 1990s, according to health officials and authorities. Pakistan and neighboring ...