--- title: "Pakistan confirms fifth polio case of 2026 in Bannu district" description: "Most outlets reported the confirmation of Pakistan’s fifth polio case of 2026, noting the affected child is a 17-month-old girl from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Several emphasized Bannu’s role as the epicentre, highlighting that four of the five cases this year were detected there. A few outlets, such as *Business Recorder* and *Aaj News (English)*, described Bannu as the “epicentre” in their headlines, while others like *Express Tribune* and *Pakistan Observer* included this detail in the body of the excerpt. Most attributed the confirmation to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) or the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/11346-year-s-fifth-polio-case-reported-in-bannu site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan confirms fifth polio case of 2026 in Bannu district pakistan · updated 1 Oct 2026, 12:58 PM PKT · 29 Sep – 1 Oct 2026 · 17 articles from 15 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 15 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted that this is the fifth confirmed polio case in Pakistan this year, with the case reported in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Several emphasized Bannu’s role as a recurring epicentre, noting that four of the five cases this year were from the region. A few also included the age of the affected child (17 months) and the source of the confirmation, such as the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) or the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 1 Oct 2026 — Another polio case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (1 outlet) - **Dunya News** — [Another polio case reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Health/975265-another-polio-case-reported-in-khyber-pakhtunkhwa) · 1 Oct 2026, 12:58 PM PKT > Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reports a new polio case in Bannu, with a 17-month-old girl infected, taking the province's annual tally to four. ### 29 Sep 2026 — Pakistan confirms fifth polio case of 2026 in Bannu district (14 outlets) > Most outlets reported the confirmation of Pakistan’s fifth polio case of 2026, noting the affected child is a 17-month-old girl from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Several emphasized Bannu’s role as the epicentre, highlighting that four of the five cases this year were detected there. A few outlets, such as *Business Recorder* and *Aaj News (English)*, described Bannu as the “epicentre” in their headlines, while others like *Express Tribune* and *Pakistan Observer* included this detail in the body of the excerpt. Most attributed the confirmation to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) or the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication. - **Pakistan Today** — [Fifth polio case detected in Pakistan](https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/09/29/fifth-polio-case-detected-in-pakistan) · 29 Sep 2026, 10:11 PM PKT - **Pakistan Observer** — [Bannu Reports Third Polio Case as Pakistan’s Total Rises to Five](https://pakobserver.net/bannu-reports-third-polio-case-as-pakistans-total-rises-to-five/) · 29 Sep 2026, 7:51 PM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan has detected its fifth polio case of 2026, with the latest infection reported in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,… - **BOL News** — [Pakistan confirms fifth polio case of 2026](https://us.bolnews.com/health/pakistan-confirms-fifth-polio-case-of-2026) · 29 Sep 2026, 5:52 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Pakistan reports its 5th polio case of 2026. A 17-month-old girl from Bannu's Domel tehsil is affected. Get the latest health update. - **Aaj News (English)** — [Bannu Division emerges as poliovirus epicentre with fourth case](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330474512/bannu-division-emerges-as-poliovirus-epicentre-with-fourth-case) · 29 Sep 2026, 5:32 PM PKT · 70% identical wording to the newest filing > The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication on Tuesday confirmed a new polio case, fifth of Pakistan this year, from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The affected child is a 17-month-old girl from Khandar Khankhel Union Council in Tehsil Domel of Bannu district. Out of the five total cases reported this year, four have emerged from Bannu Division, with three detected in Bannu d... - **Dawn** — [Pakistan reports ongoing year's fifth polio case](https://www.dawn.com/news/2033520/pakistan-reports-ongoing-years-fifth-polio-case) · 29 Sep 2026, 5:17 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported its fifth polio case of the ongoing year on Tuesday, with the virus affecting a 17-month-old girl in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu Division. The affected girl is from the Khandar Khankhel union council of Domel tehsil in the Bannu district, a National Emergency Operations Centre official told Dawn. He added that four of this year’s five cases in the country had been de... - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Pakistan records fifth polio case of 2026 in Bannu](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/29-Sep-2026/pakistan-records-fifth-polio-case-of-2026-in-bannu) · 29 Sep 2026, 5:03 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > BANNU – Pakistan has recorded its fifth polio case of 2026 after a 17-month-old girl in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, tested positive for the virus, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said Tuesday. The NEOC said four of the five polio cases reported across the country this year have been detected in Bannu division, with […] - **Geo News** — [Pakistan reports fifth polio case of 2026](https://www.geo.tv/latest/684235-pakistan-reports-fifth-polio-case-of-2026) · 29 Sep 2026, 4:38 PM PKT · 76% identical wording to the newest filing > Female Polio worker administering polio drops to children at Warsak road during anti-polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. — APP17-month-old infected with virus: NEOC.KP remains most-affected province.NEOC claims polio cases reduced by 99.8%.Pakistan... - **Abb Takk News** — [Pakistan reports new polio case in Bannu, KP: NEOC](https://abbtakk.tv/pakistan-reports-new-polio-case-in-bannu-kp-neoc/) · 29 Sep 2026, 4:36 PM PKT · 72% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: A new polio case has been detected in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, taking Pakistan’s total number of reported cases this year to five, the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) said. In a statement, the NEOC said the latest case was reported from Bannu as the country continues efforts... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Pakistan confirms fifth polio case of 2026](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pakistan-confirms-fifth-polio-case-of-2026/) · 29 Sep 2026, 4:30 PM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing > The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication, Islamabad, has confirmed the fifth polio case of 2026 for Pakistan. - **ARY News (English)** — [Fresh polio case reported from Bannu in KP: NEOC](https://arynews.tv/fresh-polio-case-reported-bannu-kp-neoc) · 29 Sep 2026, 4:29 PM PKT · 64% identical wording to the newest filing > The National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) has said that a polio case has been reported from Bannu district of... - **24 News HD** — [Year’s fifth polio case reported in Bannu](https://www.24newshd.tv/29-Sep-2026/year-s-fifth-polio-case-reported-bannu) · 29 Sep 2026, 3:50 PM PKT · 79% identical wording to the newest filing > A new polio case has been reported from the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bringing the total number of polio cases in the country this year to five, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Tuesday. - **Hum News English** — [Bannu reports new polio case as Pakistan tally rises to five in 2026](https://humenglish.com/latest/bannu-reports-new-polio-case-as-pakistan-tally-rises-to-five-in-2026/) · 29 Sep 2026, 3:42 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: A new polio case was reported in Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday, taking the country's total number of cases this year to five, the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) said. The latest case comes as Pakistan completed a week-long anti-polio campaign in 112 selected districts, during which more than 28.2 million children were administered polio drops, according... - **Business Recorder** — [Bannu Division emerges as poliovirus epicentre with fourth case](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40441788/bannu-division-emerges-as-poliovirus-epicentre-with-fourth-case) · 29 Sep 2026, 2:40 PM PKT · 70% identical wording to the newest filing > The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication on Tuesday confirmed a new polio case, fifth of Pakistan this year, from Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The affected child is a 17-month-old girl from Khandar Khankhel Union Council in Tehsil Domel of Bannu district. Out of the five total cases reported this year, four have emerged from Bannu Division, with three detected in Bannu d... - **The Express Tribune** — [K-P's Bannu reports fifth poliovirus case of the year](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632065/k-ps-bannu-reports-fifth-poliovirus-case-of-the-year) · 29 Sep 2026, 10:54 AM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > Four of the country’s five cases were detected in Division Bannu this year ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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