Published on, Sept. 8 -- September 8, 2025 1:31 AM

The week-long special anti-polio campaign concluded on Sunday, with more than 19.3 million children under the age of five vaccinated across the country.

According to National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), Punjab recorded over four million children vaccinated, while in Sindh, the figure surpassed 8.43 million. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, nearly 3.99 million children received the drops, and in Balochistan, more than 2.18 million children were covered.

In Islamabad, approximately 464,000 children were administered the vaccine, whereas in Gilgit-Baltistan, over 112,000 and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, around 164,000 children were immunized.

Health authorities urged parents to ensure that e...