The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday reiterated its pledge for eradication of polio from the province and FATA by the year 2013. The resolve was made in a meeting jointly presided over by National Task Force on Polio, Asma Alamgir MNA and Chief Secretary Ghulam Dastagir Akhtar here in Civil Secretariat. Those who attended a meeting were Senator Rubina Khalid, I.G.Police, Secretary Information and Culture, Azmat Hanif Orakzai, Secretary Health, Secretary Home, CCPO, all Divisional Commissioners, DCOs, representatives of Unicef and WHO.

The meeting thoroughly discussed the polio campaigns so far conducted as well as the cases of polio affectees reported both in the province and FATA. Conscience of the fact that polio has been eradicated from almost all countries of the world except Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan and even this year 45 such cases had been reported here on the one hand and on the other, despite a few hardships but parents throughout the province and FATA were fully co-operating with the government agencies to eradicate this menace.

The participants of the meeting appreciated the support of the Ulema (Religious Leaders), politicians and elders from throughout the country to the campaigns.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2012