Polio cases continue to rise in Pakistan, 111 reported this year
World | Dec 20, 2019, 11:42 AM ISTNew cases of polio have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh and Balochistan region.
New cases of polio have been reported from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Sindh and Balochistan region.
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