ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported another polio case, bringing the total number of cases in the country this year to 13, media reported citing sources.
According to sources, the National Institute of Health (NIH) confirmed the latest case from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, specifically from the Ama Khel Union Council in Tank district.
The affected child, a one-and-a-half-year-old girl, has been diagnosed with the poliovirus, NIH sources said.
This year, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has reported seven polio cases, while Sindh has recorded four. Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan have each reported one case so far, sources added.
In a separate development, Pakistan earlier registered two more polio cases in 2025.
According to details, polio cases emerged in Bannu and Lakki Marwat districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In Lakki Marwat, the virus was detected in a 26-month-old girl residing in Union Council Bakhmal Ahmad Zai, Sarai Naurang tehsil. Symptoms first appeared on April 22, according to sources. –Agencies
