Pakistani authorities have confirmed a new polio case in North Waziristan’s South Waziristan district. According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), the affected child’s samples were taken last year, making this polio case a year-old one. NEOC reports that a total of 31 polio cases have been recorded in Pakistan so far in 2025, with polio being an incurable disease that can cause lifelong disability.
The NEOC has announced that the upcoming national anti-polio campaign will be held from February 2 to 8 across the country. During this campaign, over 45 million children will be administered with polio drops to protect them from the disease. Parents are urged to get their children vaccinated during the campaign. The number plates of important personalities, including former President Asif Ali Zardari, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, will be auctioned.
On the other hand, the Minister of Finance has acknowledged that the real problems are the high prices of taxes and energy, not the issues being raised by certain individuals. In Lahore’s Green Town area, the mystery behind the death of animals has been solved. Pakistan and the UAE have agreed to make immigration easier between the two countries by introducing a pre-immigration clearance, with a formal agreement to be announced soon.
Asad Qaiser, General Secretary of the opposition alliance and PTI leader, has stated that they are prepared for a long struggle and will not back down from their fundamental rights. Member of the National Assembly Syed Sher Afzal Marwat has said that Sindh’s visit by the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Saeed Afzal, is a political obligation. Federal Minister Senator Muhammad Musaddiq Malik has said that it is the responsibility of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to cut and plant trees.
ISPR has stated that the anti-terrorism campaign is being carried out with full force under the “Determination of Consolidation” plan. Justice (R) Shakat Aziz Siddiqui has said that he has always been charged a lot to give a speech, and he makes decisions from his heart, not his mind. In Karachi, the main suspect in the theft of gold worth Rs 6 million and 60 tolas of gold was revealed to be a man who has been living at home since childhood. The head of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) has made a humorous comment on the Punjab Chief Minister’s refusal to accord protocol to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Saeed Afzal.
In Islamabad, the lawyer Sheikh Abdul Rauf was shot dead in the head by his client. PTI Chairman Imran Khan has said that they clearly state that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a terrorist organization. Federal Minister of Interior Affairs Talal Chaudhry has stated that the members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly should instead of writing letters to the federation, confront their Chief Minister.
