The nationwide HPV vaccination campaign has faced widespread resistance, with over 3.6 million parents declining to have their daughters vaccinated.
According to available figures, 3,641,132 refusals were recorded across the country during the anti-cervical cancer drive.
Punjab accounted for the highest number, with 2,561,346 parents rejecting the vaccine.
In Sindh, 854,150 refusals were reported, while Azad Kashmir recorded 156,868 cases of refusal. In Islamabad, 68,768 parents refused the HPV vaccination.
Despite this resistance, the campaign managed to vaccinate more than 7.7 million girls against HPV. The original target was to administer the vaccine to 11,729,787 girls nationwide.
The anti-HPV drive, aimed at preventing cervical cancer, was carried out between 15 and 27 September.
The Pakistan government has extended the duration of the national cervical cancer prevention campaign after provinces reported falling short of vaccination targets.
