World Polio Day events held from Peshawar to Sindh
Rallies and briefings in Peshawar and Tando Adam marked the day as officials urged parents to vaccinate under-fives; Pakistan reports seven wild polio cases so far in 2026.
World Polio Day is being marked with awareness events and a renewed pledge to stop wild poliovirus in Pakistan.
Officials cite seven wild polio cases in Pakistan so far in 2026—five in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two in Sindh—though one mid-September account put the national tally at four.
More than 400,000 frontline workers support campaigns; each nationwide round aims to reach about 45 million children under five.
A sub-national vaccination campaign is scheduled for 2–8 November in 97 districts, targeting more than 23.9 million children.
In Tando Adam, health and administration leaders led a hospital-based awareness rally honouring polio teams.