Balochistan becomes world capital of polio; adds to Pakistan shame -- Ahmar Mustikhan

Pakistan's blood-soaked, Texas-sized Balochistan province has won another dubious distinction -- it has become the polio capital of the world.

During year 2011, a total of 197 cases were reported, which is nearly 37% higher than the previous year. The largest numbers of cases were reported from Balochistan i.e. 68, according to PINFO, an Islamabad-based information management.

Last year Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani expressed concern at the rapid increase in number of polio cases in Balochistan. In just one year, there was a 50 percent rise in the number of cases.

There is no debate in the Pakistani mainstream media and political discourse, but polio has become a source of Pakistan’s shame in the world, says PINFO.

Since 2008, Pakistan is the only country in the world where polio cases are on the rise. In year 2009, a total of 116 cases were reported while in 2010, this number surged to 144. 

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