ISLAMABAD, Jan. 13 -- Pakistan's polio count for 2025 rose to 31 after a new case in North Waziristan. Health officials confirmed the infection this week through laboratory testing. The case involved a four-month-old girl.

According to officials, the NIH laboratory confirmed wild poliovirus type 1 in December samples. The child developed symptoms last month in Union Council Spinwam-2. This marked the fifth polio case from North Waziristan this year.

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Meanwhile, southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to report most cases nationwide. Seventeen of the 31 cases emerged from the region. Authorities link virus spread to security challenges and vaccination access gaps.

However, health offic...