ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday launched a subnational polio vaccination campaign aimed at reaching around 24 million children in 97 districts, according to the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC). Polio is a highly contagious and incurable disease that can cause lifelong paralysis and, in some cases, death. It can be prevented through safe and effective polio vaccines. Pakistan has reported eight wild poliovirus type 1 cases so far this year, including six in the northwestern Khyber Pa



