Data shows Afghanistan’s polio situation better than Pakistan’s

ISLAMABAD: While the global community has been eyeing on Pakistan and Afghanistan, only two countries which have been reporting polio cases, the situation in war-prone Afghanistan is much better than Pakistan.

According to statistics, Afghanistan reported 25 cases of polio in year 2024. On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 68 cases of the crippling disease and the clock is still ticking as reports of a number of samples, collected last year, are yet to receive.

However, a senior...