Another polio case emerges in Khyber district.

PESHAWAR -- A new case of poliovirus has been detected in a 3-yearold girl in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Khyber district here on Saturday. As per details, the girl, who was diagnosed with the poliovirus, was previously administered polio vaccine during the antipolio campaign. This is the seventh polio case reported in Khyber district and 16th in the entire province. The overall tally of polio cases across the country reaches 29. On March 12, two more polio cases were detected in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, raising the total tally of cases across the country to 29. As per details, the cases of the crippling disease were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Lakki

Marwat and South Waziristan area. The 14- month-old minor has been...

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