Even in 2025, the polio eradication campaign in Pakistan continues to struggle against rising cases and security threats as Northern Pakistan, specifically Gilgit-Baltistan, reports its first case of the wild poliovirus in almost 7 years. This was closely accompanied by news of an incident involving unknown armed men opening fire on a polio team in Diamer district. The proximity of these two reports does well to capture the country's fight against this virus that has been going on for over 30........

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