Published on, Sept. 29 -- September 29, 2025 3:57 PM

Pakistan has reported two new polio cases, bringing the total to 29 this year, health officials confirmed on Monday. The latest cases were found in Sindh's Badin and Thatta districts. Both victims are young girls. The cases were confirmed by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad.

So far in 2025, 18 cases have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, nine from Sindh, and one each from Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan. In response to rising concerns, a Sub-National Polio Vaccination Campaign was held earlier in September. It covered 88 districts, including the newly affected areas. Nearly 21 million children under five rece...