Pakistan on Sunday has reported the third polio case has as a one-year-old boy was found affected by the virus in North Waziristan. The sources of the health ministry confirmed the detection of the polio virus in the 12-month-old boy in Miranshah UC-3. Pakistan has reported three cases of polio in 2022 so far. Earlier, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates held a telephone conversation. He also appreciated Pakistan Army for supporting the national polio drive, ensuring proper reach and coverage.

Source: The Nation May 15, 2022 18:37 UTC