Quetta, Feb. 2 -- Quetta administration on Sunday arrested five people who refused to allow their children to be vaccinated against polio, ARY News reported.

Assistant Commissioner Maria Shamooun, accompanied by a polio team, visited various areas of Sariab and 15 children of reluctant parents were administered the polio vaccine after persuasion, according to district administration.

Despite repeated warnings, five parents who continued to refuse vaccination were taken into custody.

Meanwhile, poliovirus has been detected in environmental samples collected from all four provinces of Pakistan.

This is the first time in 2025 that the virus has been found in environmental samples across the country, ARY News reported citing sources.

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