Karachi Polio Case Is First in Nearly Two Years; Tally Hits 7
The Karachi polio case involves a six-month-old boy in Karachi East, and the NEOC said five of Pakistan's seven cases this year are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
A six-month-old boy from Union Council Jamali Colony, Karachi East, has been diagnosed with polio, the National Emergency Operations Center for Polio Eradication (NEOC) said on Monday.
It is Pakistan's seventh polio case of 2026 and the first from Karachi since December 2024, according to the NEOC.
Five of the seven cases are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two are in Sindh.
Karachi has continued to record environmental detections of wild poliovirus throughout 2026.
The next nationwide campaign is scheduled for November 2-8 and aims to reach nearly 24 million children across 97 districts, including all Karachi districts.