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.

Decoding media influence: worldwide perspectives on information perception and society was the topic of a conference that was held at the Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution. Experts from the fields of academia, the media, and public policy were brought together at the event to debate the role that the media plays in constructing socioeconomic and political landscapes in a world that is increasingly connected.

A Quaid-e-Azam University associate professor named Dr. Shabana Fayyaz served as the moderator for the session. There is a connection between the media, public perception, and the consequences of society, as Sabah Aslam, the executive director of IICR, pointed out.

It was stressed by Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed that the EU Disinfo Lab plays a role in exposing the lies that India is spreading. While Fakhar Kakakhel brought attention to the misuse of information by “keyboard warriors,” Murtaza Solangi, a journalist and former minister, discussed the fundamental nature of journalism. The dangers of political hate speech were brought to the attention of Dr. Furqan Rao.

Dr. Nazir Hussain highlighted the rise of social media as a challenge to the restricted practices of mainstream media, while Air Marshal (Ret.) Farhat Hussain, who was the keynote speaker, emphasized the importance of exploiting Indian vulnerabilities.

During the conference, significant concerns related to media impact were discussed, including the spread of misinformation.

In the Nagdar Konari region, a vehicle that was transporting a wedding party from Mansehra to Neelum Valley experienced a collision with a river, resulting in the deaths of four individuals.

In accordance with the Neelum Police Department, the accident took place as a result of the vehicle sliding off a road that was slick owing to fog.