HealthPhoto: Hindu WorldOver 8,000 Police Deployed to Protect Polio Teams in Karachi
More than 8,000 police personnel have been deployed in Karachi, Pakistan, to secure vaccination teams during a week-long anti-polio campaign from November 2 to 8, 2026. The campaign is also underway in Balochistan and other regions with heightened security. This follows recent attacks on vaccination teams, including a new polio case reported in Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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