Samples test negative for poliovirus in Balochistan

The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Published October 16, 2026 Updated October 16, 2026 08:18am

In this file photo, a health worker marks the finger of a child after administering polio vaccine drops during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Lahore. — AFP/File

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QUETTA: All 23 environmental samples collected across Balochistan to detect the poliovirus returned negative, reflecting encouraging progress in the ongoing fight against polio in the province. Balochistan CM Sarfraz Bugti and Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar have directed authorities to further strengthen anti-polio measures.

Published in Dawn, October 16th, 2026

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