{
  "id": 16424297,
  "title": "Tribute paid to polio workers in Quetta",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/tribute-paid-to-polio-workers-in-quetta",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T03:34:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039582/tribute-paid-to-polio-workers-in-quetta"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Health authorities, political leaders, and medical experts in Quetta paid tribute to polio workers and security personnel who have lost their lives in the fight against polio, urging continued efforts to make Pakistan polio-free. At a World Polio Day gathering led by Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar, attendees praised the Emergency Operations Centre for maintaining zero polio cases over the past two years and recording negative environmental samples. The progress was described as a collective achievement involving various stakeholders, including polio workers, security personnel, religious scholars, and journalists. Ex-chief minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch called on the public to reject threats against polio teams, while Health Secretary Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Panizai, EOC Coordinator Inam-ul-Haq, DG Health Dr Aminullah Mandokhail, EPI Coordinator Dr Aftab Kakar, and representatives of international organizations pledged their commitment to eradicating polio in Pakistan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}