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Fresh polio case from KP’s Khyber district takes nationwide tally for 2026 to 9

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“Fresh polio case from KP’s Khyber district takes nationwide tally for 2026 to 9”

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported its ninth polio case of the year, with the latest infection confirmed in Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said on Thursday. The affected child is a seven-month-old boy from Mastak union council in Bara tehsil, the NEOC said in a statement . “This is the third case from the district this year and the seventh from KP. The poliovirus detected in all three cases from Khyber district has genetic linkages to…

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