The naturally occurring form of polio remains active in only two countries in the world: Pakistan and Afghanistan. Over 50 cases of so-called wild polio have been confirmed in the region this year despite continuing efforts to eradicate the disease. This report comes from both sides of the border.
Pakistan has ordered all undocumented Afghans to leave by November 1. As part of that crackdown, the government now requires locals to present visas or passports to cross the border, documents that many lack. VOA’s Murtaza Zehri has the story; Bezhan Hamdard narrates. Camera: Murtaza Zehri.
Reporter from Pakistan station 92 News says he was bound, blindfolded by Taliban after getting lost in Kabul
The Pakistani province of Baluchistan has been well known for its coal production since British colonial times. Today, most of the thousands of people who work in the mines are contract laborers. According to many, condition in the mines are not safe. VOA's Murtaza Zehri takes us for an inside look at one mine near Quetta.
