Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre says the sub-national polio vaccination campaign reached more than 27.7 million children in its first five days.
A photograph from Pakistan's ongoing immunization drive shows a lady health worker vaccinating a child against polio.
Door-to-door teams administered oral polio drops during the recent anti-polio campaign, health officials said.
Rubina Khalid mourned two police officers killed while guarding a polio vaccination team in Balochistan.
Pakistan's National Emergency Operations Centre reports nearly 16.4 million children vaccinated during the first two days of a week-long anti-polio drive.
Authorities say the campaign aims to reach 447,614 children across the federal capital.
A vaccination campaign is under way to administer polio drops to children, according to APP.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah called for collective effort to eradicate the disease, according to APP.
Police have arranged security measures to protect vaccination teams during the drive, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
Health authorities aim to reach around 2.5 million children under five by September 27.
Officials administered the first oral polio drops as the district-wide Sub-National Immunization Days campaign got underway.
A father's account from Nowshera's Dheri Ishaq village illustrates the lasting impact of vaccine-preventable disease, according to APP.
Ahsan Iqbal, who chairs the Prime Minister’s Committee on the National Taskforce for Polio Eradication, gave polio drops to a child during a committee meeting, according to the Associated Press of Pakistan.
Ayesha Raza Farooq cites early detection, rapid response and high vaccination coverage as key to ending polio transmission in Pakistan.
Deputy Commissioner Syed Hassan Raza chairs meeting to assess arrangements ahead of upcoming anti-polio campaign.
A report from APP (Pakistan) sets out the main available details, with claims kept attributed to their sources.