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An NIH case of wild poliovirus was discovered in Balochistan, marking the 65th confirmed case of polio.

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An additional 65 cases of wild poliovirus have been verified to have occurred in the country, according to the National Institute of Health.

The case identified as coming from Killa Abdullah was validated by the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication.

Pakistan is taking action in response to the recurrence of wild poliovirus this year, which has resulted in the reporting of 65 cases so far.

This includes 27 individuals hailing from the province of Balochistan, 18 individuals hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 18 individuals hailing from Sindh, and one individual hailing from both the province of Punjab and the city of Islamabad.

A number of mass vaccination efforts were carried out by the Pakistan Polio Program over the course of a year, with the goal of delivering the vaccine to children at their homes.

It is planned that the December Sub-National Polio Vaccination Campaign in Balochistan Province would start on December 30. During this campaign, vaccinations will be administered to each of the province’s 37 districts.

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Shehbaz Sharif writes a letter to the president congratulating Donald Trump on taking office.

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In a letter, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President Donald Trump on taking office.
The US Secretary of State has also received congratulations from Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, according to Foreign Office Spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan.

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The prime minister speaks with the president of Turkey and offers condolences for the tragic fire incident.

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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif have expressed their condolences for the devastating fire incident in North-Western Turkey.
The Prime Minister expressed his warmest sympathies to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the phone over the loss of life in the devastating Grand Kartal Hotel fire in northwest Turkey.
The entire Pakistani nation, he continued, is devastated by this news and is praying for the deceased and the injured to recover quickly.
Shehbaz Sharif gave President Erdogan the assurance that Pakistanis were fully supporting their Turkish brothers and sisters during their time of sorrow.
The prime minister praised the Turkish authorities’ prompt response to the regrettable occurrence and pledged to offer any support that would be required in this area.
President Erdogan expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for the gesture, saying it was a sign of the two nations’ close fraternal connections and their shared intention to further them for their mutual advantage.

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At the launch of Wb’s CPF, the PM speaks German: We appreciate Wb VP’s important contribution to the creation of the country partnership framework.

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The final portion of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif’s speech, delivered in German during the World Bank’s Country Partnership framework launch ceremony.
In honor of Martin Raiser, the German-born vice president of the World Bank, the prime minister spoke in German.

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