Overview

• Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah directed the chief secretary to propose mechanisms to block mobile SIMs, CNICs and passports for refusal cases.
• A Polio Vaccine Refusal Cell at the CM House will compile union council data and coordinate social, political and administrative responses.
• Officials were told to activate the Refusal Conversion Committee, pursue legal action, and personally ensure drops are given in resistant households.
• Sindh recorded two new cases this week for a total of nine in 2025, and Karachi sewage from multiple sites tested positive for poliovirus.
• September’s drive left 216,664 children unvaccinated in Sindh, prompting a “war-like” push from October 13 and removals of underperforming officers.