ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported another polio case as child from Kohat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been confirmed to be affected with virus, reported citing National Institutes of Health sources. Two-and-a-half-year-old child belonged to Dara Adamkhel has been affected with Type-I of poliovirus, NIH sources said.

This is Kohat’s second instance of polio this year; earlier this month, another district child was found to have contracted virus. Four sewage samples taken from Kohat have been found to contain poliovirus. 40th case of polio reported from Pakistan in 2024 as earlier on October 19 two new polio cases were reported from Sanghar and Mirpurkhas districts of Sindh province.

Meanwhile, nationwide polio vaccination drive is set to commence on October 25, aiming to immunise over 4.5 million children across Pakistan. According to sources, campaign will be conducted in three phases, starting from Sindh province. First phase will begin on October 25 in Sindh, followed by second phase on October 28 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Third phase will commence on November 11 in Punjab, Balochistan, and Islamabad.