The National Institute of Health has confirmed two new cases of poliovirus from Sindh, raising Pakistan’s total polio count in 2025 so far to 29, the Associated Press of Pakistan reported. According to the NIH, the new cases were detected in Badin and Thatta districts, with both patients being young girls. With this confirmation, Sindh’s tally for the year has reached nine cases, while the country-wide breakdown shows 18 cases in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, nine in Sindh, and one each in Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan. Countrywide polio vaccination drive from October 13 to 19The next nationwide polio vaccination drive will take place from October 13 to 19, targeting 45.4 million children up to the age of five years. Health authorities reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to eradicate polio, stressing that united efforts are essential to secure a polio-free future for every child in the country.