Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio drive of the year
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio drive of the year

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Monday a police officer working on Pakistan’s first polio vaccination drive of the year, police said. Pakistan has deployed thousands of police officers to protect health workers posted to go house-to-house to inoculate children and are targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination campaigns are a Western conspiracy to sterilize young ones. In December, a roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in the restive northwest, killing three officers and wounding two others. Though militant groups have stopped claiming attacks on polio workers and police escorting them, authorities say Pakistani Taliban and other breakaway factions of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, have been behind such attacks.

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Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases of the year despite anti-polio drives
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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases of the year despite anti-polio drives

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials said on Friday, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. The latest cases, confirmed by the Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, were detected in Sindh and Punjab provinces. This brings …

Matan a policía que protegía a campaña de vacunación contra polio en Pakistán
1 month, 1 week ago

Matan a policía que protegía a campaña de vacunación contra polio en Pakistán

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistán — Hombres armados a bordo de una motocicleta mataron a tiros el miércoles a un policía que protegía a trabajadores que aplicaban la vacuna contra la polio en una región del noroeste de Pakistán, en la última de una serie de ataques mortales contra estos trabajadores. El ataque en Bajur, un distrito de la provincia de Khyber Pakhtunkhwa …

Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
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1 month, 1 week ago

Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed on Wednesday a police officer assigned to protect polio workers in a region in northwestern Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, the latest in a string of deadly attacks on polio workers. The attack in Bajur, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, …

Polio has Pakistan limping but its gunmen shoot vaccination teams
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Polio has Pakistan limping but its gunmen shoot vaccination teams

Firstpost  

While Pakistani leadership remains busy in political tussles and turmoil within the factions, children of the country struggle with the crippling disease Environmental samples collected from 21 districts in Pakistan have tested positive for wild poliovirus type 1. Security concerns The lack of security in Pakistan remains one of the major hindrances for health officials as they struggle to administer …

Polio has Pakistan limping but its gunmen shoot vaccination teams
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Polio has Pakistan limping but its gunmen shoot vaccination teams

Firstpost  

While Pakistani leadership remains busy in political tussles and turmoil within the factions, children of the country struggle with the crippling disease A police officer stands guard as a health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child, in Peshawar, Pakistan. Security concerns The lack of security in Pakistan remains one of the major hindrances for health officials as they …

Pakistan: Another case from last year's sample takes 2024 tally of polio cases to 73
2 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan: Another case from last year's sample takes 2024 tally of polio cases to 73

Op India  

Pakistan recorded its 73rd polio case of last year, as a sample collected in December 2024, categorised as part of last year’s tally. The confirmation of new cases highlights the ongoing challenge in eliminating polio, as health officials note that hundreds of samples are tested, but only a small percentage turn out to be positive, the Dawn reported. Just a …

Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province records first polio case of 2025
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province records first polio case of 2025

New Indian Express  

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its first polio case of 2025, with a 13-month-old girl from the Tank district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province confirmed to have contracted the virus, a media report said on Wednesday. Citing sources at the National Reference Lab, the Express Tribune newspaper reported that the girl, who first exhibited symptoms of polio on November 25, has been diagnosed …

Karachi mob attacks polio vaccination team, 6 people arrested
3 months ago

Karachi mob attacks polio vaccination team, 6 people arrested

ABP News  

Karachi, Dec 20 : A polio vaccination team and their police escort were attacked on Friday by a mob during a vaccination drive in a densely populated area of Pakistan's Karachi city. “The polio team went to a house for administering the vaccine drops where the women present called two armed men and they attacked not only the health workers …

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in southwest after health workers boycott it
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in southwest after health workers boycott it

The Hindu  

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country's restive southern Balochistan province after health workers boycotted it to oppose a proposed privatisation of hospitals. Authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide polio vaccination campaign for the year, aiming to protect 45 million children. Anwarul Haq of the National Emergency Operation Centre for Polio Eradication, said the …

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in southwest after health workers boycotted it
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in southwest after health workers boycotted it

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan authorities on Wednesday postponed …

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan postpones polio vaccination drive in Balochistan after health workers boycotted it

Associated Press  

QUETTA, Pakistan — Pakistani authorities on Wednesday postponed a polio vaccination campaign in the country’s restive southern Balochistan province after health workers boycotted it to oppose a proposed privatization of hospitals. Authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide polio vaccination campaign for the year, aiming to protect 45 million children. Anwarul Haq of the National Emergency Operation Center for Polio …

Amid rising polio cases, Pakistan begins last vaccination drive of the year
3 months, 1 week ago

Amid rising polio cases, Pakistan begins last vaccination drive of the year

Firstpost  

According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus hasn’t been stopped Pakistan began on Monday its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease, officials said. According to the …

Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year after a surge in cases
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan begins last anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year after a surge in cases

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan on Monday began its last nationwide vaccination campaign for the year to protect 45 million children from polio after a surge in new cases hampered efforts to stop the disease, officials said. According to the World Health Organization, Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain the only two countries where the potentially fatal, paralyzing virus hasn’t been stopped, Pakistan …

Pakistan reports four new polio cases, year's tally rises to 63
3 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan reports four new polio cases, year's tally rises to 63

New Indian Express  

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported four new polio cases, bringing the crippling disease's total in the country for the year to 63--more than a ten-fold increase from last year's tally of just 6 cases. Despite repeated countrywide polio vaccination campaigns, two new cases were detected on Friday in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces each, the Dawn newspaper reported, citing a …

Polio outbreak in Pakistan: This year’s tally at 50, new case from area where gunmen targeted health workers
4 months, 1 week ago

Polio outbreak in Pakistan: This year’s tally at 50, new case from area where gunmen targeted health workers

Firstpost  

Pakistan has reported its 50th polio case of the year. AP Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday. The latest case was detected in Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where militants often target polio workers and police …

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year
4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan reports new polio case in northwest, raising nationwide tally to 50 cases this year

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan detected one more polio case in the restive northwest bordering Afghanistan, raising the country’s tally of the infectious disease to 50 cases this year, officials said Wednesday. The latest case was detected in Tank, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where militants often target polio workers and police assigned for anti-polio campaigns, according to a statement by …

Pakistan reports 50th polio case in 2024
4 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan reports 50th polio case in 2024

Op India  

Pakistan’s National Emergency Operations Centre reported another polio case, bringing the total number of cases this year to 50, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to NEOC, the National Reference Lab identified the latest case involving a 20-month-old girl from Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ARY News reported. This is the second polio case reported from Tank this year, with …

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

4 security officers and 2 schoolchildren killed in bomb and mortar attacks in northwest Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said Thursday, and the same day two schoolchildren were killed when a mortar exploded near them elsewhere in the northwest. The roadside bombing happened Wednesday in South Waziristan district, a former stronghold of the Pakistani …

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Four soldiers, two schoolchildren killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

Roadside bomb kills four officers and wounds five others while two schoolchildren are killed in a mortar explosion. A roadside bomb exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in northwestern Pakistan, killing four officers and wounding five others, officials said. Pakistan’s military in a statement on Thursday confirmed the “martyrdom” of four officers, but said security forces also responded to …

Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan, Two New Cases Detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio Cases Surge in Pakistan, Two New Cases Detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

The Hindu  

Two new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, bringing the yearly tally to 45. The cases surfaced in the Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan provinces, marking the second outbreak this year. WPV1, the causative virus, has been detected in 76 districts, highlighting a widespread transmission risk. The vaccination campaign, which began on Monday, aims to vaccinate over 45 …

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Terror attack in Pakistan: Roadside bomb targeting police kills 7 people, including 5 children

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A powerful bomb attached to …

Pakistan bombing kills seven, including five children, in attack targeting polio vaccination team
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan bombing kills seven, including five children, in attack targeting polio vaccination team

ABC  

A bomb which targeted a polio vaccination team near a girls' school in western Pakistan has killed seven people, including five children and a police officer. The attack follows the killing of two police officers who were guarding a polio vaccination team earlier this week. Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic and vaccination teams …

Pakistan begins new nationwide polio vaccination campaign after surge in new cases
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan begins new nationwide polio vaccination campaign after surge in new cases

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistan began a nationwide vaccination …

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign
5 months ago

Polio is rising in Pakistan ahead of a new vaccination campaign

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Polio cases are rising ahead …

Two New Polio Cases Detected in Sindh, Pakistan
5 months, 1 week ago

Two New Polio Cases Detected in Sindh, Pakistan

The Hindu  

Pakistan reports two new polio cases, bringing the tally to 39 this year. The cases were confirmed in the Sindh province, marking the first polio cases in the province since April. The latest cases are a girl and a boy, and come after four cases were reported a day earlier. Pakistan has reported 39 cases of poliovirus this year, with …

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest
6 months ago

Bomb targeting foreign diplomats’ convoy kills policeman in Pakistan’s restive northwest

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A roadside blast caused by an improvised explosive device, targeting a convoy of foreign diplomats, killed a policeman and injured four others, an official said Sunday. The diplomats were traveling to a tourist area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan and is a base for militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban. The blast occurred at the …

Pakistan arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
6 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pakistani police arrested the key …

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker
6 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan police arrest key suspect in gang rape of a woman polio worker

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Pakistani police arrested the key suspect in the gang rape of a woman polio worker who was assaulted by three men during last week’s vaccination campaign, officials said Wednesday. The assault on Thursday in Jacobabad, a district in the southern Sindh province, was one in a spate of attacks targeting polio vaccination teams going door to door …

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN
6 months, 1 week ago

Taliban suspends polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, says UN

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban-controlled government in Afghanistan has suspended all polio vaccination campaigns in the country, according to the United Nations. According to an AP report, Taliban had made no official statement and no reasoning was given for suspending vaccination campaigns ahead of planned immunization in September. Dr Hamid Jafari from the WHO said, regarding the possibility of shifting towards site vaccinations …

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says
6 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the UN says

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Taliban have suspended polio vaccination campaigns in Afghanistan, the U.N. said Monday. “The Global Polio Eradication Initiative is aware of the recent policy discussions on shifting from house-to-house polio vaccination campaigns to site-to-site vaccination in parts of Afghanistan,” said Dr. Hamid Jafari from the WHO. “The overall women’s inclusion in vaccination campaigns remains around …

Gunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

Associated Press  

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A pair of gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Thursday and killed a policeman guarding a group of polio workers going door-to-door in a vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan, police said, the second attack on the country’s anti-polio campaign in as many days. In a similar attack Wednesday in Bajur, also in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a …

Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire Wednesday on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan, killing an officer and a polio worker, police said. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in Bajur, a district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, according …

Setback for Pakistan as Islamabad reports first polio case in 16 years
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Setback for Pakistan as Islamabad reports first polio case in 16 years

India TV News  

Islamabad: In a major setback for Pakistan's efforts to eradicate the poliovirus, authorities on Friday confirmed the first polio case in the capital Islamabad in the last 16 years. “This is the first human case reported from Islamabad in the last 16 years,” an official statement said, adding that the newest case marked the 17th polio case this year in …

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan
7 months ago

Motorcycle bomb kills three people and injures 16 in Pakistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bomb blast in southwestern …

Will Pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Will Pakistan ever be able to eradicate polio?

Al Jazeera  

Six poliovirus cases have been reported so far this year along with numerous positive samples. Health workers have begun a campaign to vaccinate 9.5 million children against polio in 41 districts in Pakistan this week. Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif, however, said the government “remains steadfast” in its aim to eradicate polio after a meeting with American billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates …

Rise in polio cases in Pakistan: Is there a way out?
9 months ago

Rise in polio cases in Pakistan: Is there a way out?

Hindustan Times  

Last month, Pakistan reported its fifth case of the deadly virus. "The cases this year are a striking reminder that no child anywhere would be totally safe from the crippling disease until Pakistan succeeded in eradicating polio completely," said Malik Mukhtar Bharath, the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's coordinator on national health services. "Pakistan and Afghanistan continue to operate in a …

Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio
9 months, 1 week ago

Pakistan’s health workers fight the spread of polio

Al Jazeera  

Pakistan is one of only two countries in the world where poliovirus is still endemic – the other being neighbours Afghanistan. Pakistan administers more than 300 million doses of oral vaccine annually with the help of at least 350,000 vaccinators, according to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme. Health workers, as well as accompanying security officials, are often harassed, ridiculed, taunted, …

Pakistan confirms 5th polio case of year 17 days after victim's death
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Pakistan confirms 5th polio case of year 17 days after victim's death

The Hindu  

Pakistan has confirmed the fifth polio case of the year, more than a fortnight after the victim's death, jolting the country's efforts to eradicate the crippling disease. With the onset of paralysis on April 29, the case was confirmed after six weeks on Saturday, instead of the usual three weeks taken for diagnosis, the report said, quoting an official at …

Pakistan reports fourth polio case of year
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan reports fourth polio case of year

The Hindu  

Pakistan has reported the fourth polio case of the year, jolting the country's efforts to eradicate the crippling disease. According to the National Institute of Health in Islamabad, the newest case was also of the Type-1 Wild Poliovirus, just like the previous three cases. The Prime Minister’s coordinator on National Health Services, Dr. Malik Mukhtar Bharat, said teams have been …

Pakistan: Ahead of elections, 10 cops killed as terrorists target police stattion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Ahead of elections, 10 cops killed as terrorists target police stattion in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Ahead of the elections in Pakistan, at least 10 police personnel were killed and six more injured in a militant attack on Chodwan police station in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday. Monday's attack occurred at 3 a.m. local time when militants first targeted constables using snipers and then entered the police station, police officers in Pakistan's Draban region …

Seven killed in Pakistan after attack on vaccination workers
1 year, 2 months ago

Seven killed in Pakistan after attack on vaccination workers

The Hindu  

An officer who was critically wounded in a roadside bombing that targeted police assigned to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan died in a hospital on Tuesday, raising the death toll from the attack, claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, to seven. Police said in a statement that at least three officers remained in critical condition after Monday’s bombing in …

TTP militants kill six Pakistani policemen going to escort polio vaccination team
1 year, 2 months ago

TTP militants kill six Pakistani policemen going to escort polio vaccination team

The Hindu  

A bomb explosion targeting policemen going to provide security for polio vaccination workers killed at least six of them and injured 22 others in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on January 8, in the latest terror attack claimed by the dreaded Pakistani Taliban. The incident occurred in the Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district in the province bordering Afghanistan just when …

Pakistan: Blast kills 6 policemen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TTP claims responsibility
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan: Blast kills 6 policemen in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, TTP claims responsibility

Firstpost  

The latest in a string of strikes by Islamist extremists ahead of the national elections on February 8, an explosion in northwest Pakistan, close to the Afghan border, on Monday left six police officers serving as polio vaccination guards dead and more than twenty injured. According to police official Kashif Zulfikar, the explosion struck a truck carrying police officers who …

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility for bomb that killed 6 police guarding anti-polio campaign

Associated Press  

KHAR, Pakistan — A roadside bomb exploded Monday near a van carrying police assigned to protect workers in an anti-polio immunization campaign in restive northwestern Pakistan, killing at least six officers and wounding 10 others, officials said. The bombing happened in the former Pakistani Taliban stronghold of Mamund in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, police official Kashif Zulfiquar said. In …

Pakistan: Five policemen on polio duty killed in blast at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur, 22 wounded
1 year, 2 months ago

Pakistan: Five policemen on polio duty killed in blast at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur, 22 wounded

India TV News  

At least five policemen deployed to provide security to polio vaccination teams were killed while 27 others were wounded in a bomb explosion near a police vehicle in the Bajaur district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Sherry Rehman condemned the attack and said that the "terrorists have attacked not only the police but also the health of …

Blast in Pakistan kills five police officers during polio vaccination drive
1 year, 2 months ago

Blast in Pakistan kills five police officers during polio vaccination drive

Al Jazeera  

Bomb blast kills at least five police officers deployed to protect polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan – At least five police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan. Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took place early morning on …

Pakistan: Fedayeen attack on police station kills 23 soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
1 year, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Fedayeen attack on police station kills 23 soldiers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

India TV News  

Pakistan Attack: In yet another attack on security personnel, at least 23 soldiers were killed and 16 injured after terrorists attacked a police station in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday. According to the police, terrorists attacked the Daraban police station in a remote part of the unruly Dera Ismail Khan district bordering the South Waziristan tribal district. In …

Pakistan: 5 killed, 22 injured in bomb blast near police petrol in Dera Ismail Khan
1 year, 4 months ago

Pakistan: 5 killed, 22 injured in bomb blast near police petrol in Dera Ismail Khan

Op India  

At least five people were killed and 22 others suffered injuries in a bomb blast that targeted a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan about 350 km southwest of Pakistan‘s capital Islamabad. A bomb blast targeting police killed five people in northwest Pakistan. The bomb exploded close to a police patrol in #DeraIsmailKhan city.#Pakistan #Blast #PakistanBlast pic.twitter.com/RAAxiGxA4v — …

Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio
1 year, 5 months ago

Parents in Pakistan could face prison time for not vaccinating their kids against polio

Associated Press  

KARACHI, Pakistan — Authorities in one Pakistan province are turning to a controversial new tactic in the decades-long initiative to wipe out polio: prison. In January, roughly 62,000 parents, mostly in Pakistan’s Sindh province, refused polio vaccinations for their children, prompting authorities there to propose the new law with penalties. “Parents believe that’s because the government gets grants and donations …

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