Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the government had been in contact with Afghanistan to eliminate polio.

Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad to launch Pakistan's campaign, he said they aim to immunise millions of children.

Shehbaz said: “We initiated the first polio eradication campaign of 2025 today.”

“Anti-polio teams will fulfil their duty by administering vaccine drops to children.”

Sharif revealed that only one polio case had been reported in January this year in Pakistan but stated: “I wish not a single case had emerged this year.”

He said that in collaboration with global organisations and partners, Pakistan would strive for polio eradication.