Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, June 28 -- A new case of polio has been reported in Pakistan, raising the overall tally of cases in 2025 to 13. The National Institute of Health's Regional Reference Laboratory confirmed the virus in an 18-month-old girl from Union Council Amakhel in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district, The News International reported.

The latest case is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2025, demonstrating the concerns over virus circulation in high-risk zones. So far, four polio cases have been reported in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan.

On June 22, the Regional Reference Laboratory at NIH Islamabad confirmed a case of wild poliovirus in a 33-month-old boy from Khyber Pakh...