Peshawar, Sep 21 (PTI) The first polio case of 2024 in the KPK Province in northwest Pakistan was detected in a 9-month-old girl on Friday, health authorities said.

Chief Minister KPK Ali Amin Gandapur has taken stern notice of the case, detected in Mohmand district bordering Afghanistan.

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The CM has directed Secretary Health KPK to immediately suspend the health officer and polio coordinator of Mohmand district and determine the names of others responsible for running a "poor" anti-polio campaign in the region.

Eradication of polio from KPK was among the top priorities of the government.

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Gandapur also announced free medical treatment of the affected child. PTI

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