--- title: "Pakistan reports significant reduction in polio cases" description: "Most outlets highlighted the 99.8 per cent reduction in polio cases and the Prime Minister’s Focal Person Ayesha Raza Farooq’s statement on progress toward eradication. Associated Press of Pakistan led with the percentage reduction, while Dawn framed the coverage around the World Polio Day occasion and noted the current year’s case tally at seven. Both used similar phrasing from the official statements without additional context or framing." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/16363-pm-s-aide-vows-full-polio-eradication-as-this-year-s-tally site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Pakistan reports significant reduction in polio cases pakistan · updated 25 Oct 2026, 6:20 AM PKT · 24–25 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets highlighted the 99.8 per cent reduction in polio cases and the Prime Minister’s Focal Person Ayesha Raza Farooq’s statement on progress toward eradication. Associated Press of Pakistan led with the percentage reduction, while Dawn framed the coverage around the World Polio Day occasion and noted the current year’s case tally at seven. Both used similar phrasing from the official statements without additional context or framing. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Dawn** — [PM’s aide vows full polio eradication as this year’s tally stands at seven](https://www.dawn.com/news/2039605/pms-aide-vows-full-polio-eradication-as-this-years-tally-stands-at-seven) · 25 Oct 2026, 6:20 AM PKT > ISLAMABAD/RAWALPINDI: Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication, Ms Ayesha Raza Farooq, on the occasion of World Polio Day on Saturday, said that significant progress has been achieved in the national mission to eradicate the virus of this crippling disease. She said that while the country has recorded a 99.8pc reduction in polio cases over the past three decades, the positivity rate ... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Pakistan records 99.8pc reduction in polio cases: Ayesha Raza](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pakistan-records-99-8pc-reduction-in-polio-cases-ayesha-raza/) · 24 Oct 2026, 4:05 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP):Prime Minister’s Focal Person for Polio Eradication Ayesha Raza Farooq has said Pakistan has achieved significant progress in its efforts to eradicate polio, recording a 99.8 per cent reduction in cases over the past three decades. In her special message on World Polio Day, being observed globally on October 24, she said... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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