Pakistan: President‚ PM directs full security for Polio vaccination teams

RADIO PAKISTAN

President and the Prime Minister have directed to provide full security to the Polio vaccination teams for the success of the campaign. President Asif Ali Zardari has directed the Chief Secretaries of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to conduct an enquiry into the incidents of killings of polio workers in Karachi and Peshawar. He also directed to provide full security to polio eradication teams so that they could continue the campaign without any fear. The President reiterated unflinching resolve of the government for eradication of polio from the country. Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf also directed the Interior Ministry to provide foolproof security to the polio teams. Chairing a meeting of Polio Task Force in Islamabad‚ he directed the concerned authorities to conduct an enquiry into the killing of polio workers in Karachi and Peshawar and bring the culprits to book. He paid tributes to the services of polio workers. Raja Pervez Ashraf said polio free Pakistan is the cherished goal of the government. He said this is the least we owe to our children and seeking a polio-free life is the fundamental right of the people. The meeting was informed that thirty four million children would be covered under the National Emergency Plan 2013 which will involve over twenty five thousand polio workers.