Five new polio cases reported in Pakistan

Islamabad : Five new polio cases have been reported in Pakistan, bringing to 58 the number of children affected this year, a media report said Wednesday.

Four cases were reported from North Waziristan and one from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn online reported.


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The four affected children in North Waziristan have not received any dose of anti-polio vaccine, the report said. No immunisation has been been conducted in North and South Waziristan since June 2012 due to threats from militant groups.

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