Four incidents reported to police; officials assisting polio teams also face resistance.
Mohammad Asghar Updated 30 May, 2022 09:31am
Magistrate denies IO’s request of 14-day police remand.
Sumair Abdullah Updated 22 Dec, 2024 09:59am
SSP says family pelted stones at police who had arrived earlier at spot; FIR registered.
Imtiaz Ali | APP Updated 20 Dec, 2024 08:21pm
"Critical for parents to welcome vaccinators, bring their children forward for vaccination,” says official.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 19 Dec, 2024 10:29am
Officials say children’s vaccination smoothly under way in other Khyber areas.
Dawn Report Updated 19 Dec, 2024 11:52am
Officials insist workers unwilling to be part of anti-polio teams in many southern areas.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 19 Dec, 2024 01:29pm
Magistrate notes Section 353, invoked by police in FIR, was not applicable.
Sumair Abdullah Updated 19 Dec, 2024 11:15am
Postponed due to strike of health workers on a health alliance's appeal.
Saleem Shahid Updated 18 Dec, 2024 08:04am
Calls attackers in Karak, Bannu incidents "enemies of our children’s secure future".
Arif Hayat Updated 16 Dec, 2024 06:15pm
Says increased polio cases are a great challenge and a matter of concern.
Nadir Guramani | Dawn.com Updated 15 Dec, 2024 05:54pm
Tally for the infected districts this year reaches 83.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 15 Dec, 2024 08:09am
Sources say the notice didn’t mention any reason for termination, but it was believed that a shortage of funds led to the WHO’s move.
Ibrahim Shinwari Updated 15 Dec, 2024 10:25am
Officials complain about vaccination refusal, missed targets, lack of admin support in districts.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 13 Dec, 2024 12:48pm
Suspected terrorist threatens to shoot worker if he continues to administer polio drops to children.
Ibrahim Shinwari Updated 12 Dec, 2024 10:12am
Says non-immunisation of children leading to severity of disease; Japan announces $3.1m grant to support polio efforts.
Dawn.com | APP Published 11 Dec, 2024 05:58pm
Official says Polio Programme was launching the sub-national polio vaccination campaign on Dec 16 to reach more than 44.7 million children under five
Ikram Junaidi Updated 08 Dec, 2024 09:49am
One case each detected in Dera Ismail Khan, Karachi and Kashmore.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 03 Dec, 2024 09:04am
A series of virtual meetings were arranged between the delegation and the provincial chief secretaries.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 24 Nov, 2024 09:31am
ISLAMABAD: Two more polio cases were found in the country on Friday, taking the total cases for the current year to...
Ikram Junaidi Published 23 Nov, 2024 07:25am
Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication confirms boy and girl affected in DI Khan, says genetic sequencing under way.
APP Published 22 Nov, 2024 07:05pm
An audit of polio funds at federal and provincial levels is sorely needed, with obstacles hindering eradication efforts targeted.
Editorial Published 22 Nov, 2024 07:06am
“Global challenges can only be met through global action," says French Ambassador Nicolas Galey.
Syeda Shehrbano Kazim Updated 21 Nov, 2024 10:26am
Murad orders action against concerned DCs, SSPs and health officers.
The Newspaper's Staff Reporter Published 21 Nov, 2024 07:55am
Says 24 cases have been reported from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 11 from KP and one each from Punjab and Islamabad so far.
Nadir Guramani Published 19 Nov, 2024 07:17pm
Case of 15-month-old male child is first reported from Jaffarabad.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 15 Nov, 2024 11:17am
Officials say 1.5pc of targeted children missed inoculation in last campaign.
Ashfaq Yusufzai Updated 10 Nov, 2024 11:36am
Two new cases reported in male children in Ghotki, DI Khan.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 09 Nov, 2024 07:56am
This is the second case of poliovirus from Qila Saifullah this year.
Ikram Junaidi Updated 06 Nov, 2024 08:27am
Directs officials to enhance outreach of routine immunisation from 38pc to 60pc.
The Newspaper's Staff Correspondent Updated 05 Nov, 2024 02:29pm
From previously being blamed for mistrust of vaccines, some religious leaders are now at the forefront of convincing parents.
AFP Updated 04 Nov, 2024 05:00pm
Spokesperson says teams vaccinated thousands of ‘missed children’ to block off any possibility of poliovirus circulation in the province.
Asif Chaudhry Updated 04 Nov, 2024 12:57pm
