{"id":74165,"date":"2026-05-01T18:04:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=74165"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:04:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:04:55","slug":"two-new-polio-cases-confirmed-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinaurdu.com\/eng\/?p=74165","title":{"rendered":"Two new polio cases confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two new cases of poliovirus have been reported from Bannu and North Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, according to health officials.<\/p>\n<p>The National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, confirmed the presence of wild poliovirus in laboratory tests. The affected children include a five-month-old and a two-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>With these latest cases, the total number of polio infections in Pakistan during the current year has risen to three. 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