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Pakistan postpones anti-polio drive in northwestern district amid fragile security situation

  • Kurram has a long history of violent conflicts and recent clashes between Shiite, Sunni communities, which began on Nov. 21, killed 133 people
  • The development comes as the South Asian country reports four new cases of the polio virus that have brought the nationwide tally to 63 this year
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