Northern Pakistan has reported its first Polio case in almost seven years, dealing a blow to the South Asian nation’s campaign to eradicate the infectious disease.
The virus was detected in a 23-month-old child from Diamer district in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, according to the country's polio eradication programme. This is Pakistan’s 11th case since January this year, despite the launch of several immunisation drives.
