Balochistan has recorded no polio case in the past two years, Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti said in a statement reported by RADIO PAKISTAN on Saturday. He credited the province's run of zero cases while stressing that the work is not finished.
According to RADIO PAKISTAN, Bugti said keeping up continuous surveillance is central to wiping out the virus. He also called for close monitoring and well-designed strategies, arguing these are needed if the province is to hold on to the progress it has made.
The chief minister's remarks place Balochistan among the parts of Pakistan pointing to recent gains against polio. The same reporting roundup included Dawn covering Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari restating a commitment to a polio-free Pakistan, The Nation reporting that Punjab has logged no cases in 2026 and that Maryam Nawaz urged parents to get their children vaccinated, and Business Recorder carrying a minister's pledge to eradicate the virus. Islamabad also hosted a World Polio Day 2026 seminar organized by Rotary, the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Young Chamber of Pakistan, per the Islamabad Post.
The statements come as Pakistan marks World Polio Day, an annual occasion used to press the case for vaccination. Bugti's message was brief and offered no breakdown of immunization coverage or surveillance figures, so the two-year record stands as the headline claim from the province's top official as carried by RADIO PAKISTAN.
What to watch next: whether Balochistan's caseless stretch continues through the coming transmission season, and whether provincial and federal officials publish the surveillance and vaccination data behind the claim.