Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) As the polio virus continues to pose a major public health threat in Pakistan, five environmental samples collected in Karachi have recently tested positive for the virus, local media reported, citing a senior health department official. Speaking at a consultation held at Sindh on Wednesday, Pakistan’s Emergency Operations Centre Coordinator Sheheryar Memon said that five environmental samples in Karachi recently tested positive for the poliovirus, stressing the urgent ne…
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Islamabad, April 26 (IANS) As many as 71 children, including 40 in Sindh, have died due to measles in the first four months of 2026, local media reported on Sunday. Among the 71 children who have died due to measles in Pakistan, Sindh topped the list with 40 deaths followed by 12 each in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and four in Balochistan in the first four months of 2026, according to the official statistics, Pakistan’s leading daily Dawn reported. As many as 4,541 measles cases have been repo…