ISLAMABAD, March 15 (Xinhua) — Pakistan reported its first polio case this year after the virus was detected in a toddler in the southwestern Balochistan province, the National Institute of Health (NIH) said on Thursday.
The virus was found in a two-and-half-year-old child from Dera Bugti district of the province, the NIH added.
The samples from the child were collected on Feb. 22, after he showed sympto