Event Brief
Pakistan reports ongoing year's fifth polio case
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 9:12 AM ET
Summary: Pakistan reported its fifth polio case of the year on Tuesday. The virus was detected in a 17-month-old girl in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu Division, from Khandar Khankhel union council in Domel tehsil. Four of the five cases have been found in Bannu Division, including three in Bannu district.
WHO: Pakistan
WHAT: A 17-month-old girl in Bannu Division was diagnosed with polio, Pakistan’s fifth case of the year.
WHEN: Sep 29, 2026
WHERE: Bannu Division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
WHY: Cause not yet established.
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