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12th April, 2013
Taliban militants announce ‘conditional support’ for anti-polio drive
The TTP said it would support anti-polio vaccination drives on the guarantee that they are not used by the US for espionage.
The TTP said it would support anti-polio vaccination drives on the guarantee that they are not used by the US for espionage.
2nd February, 2013
Anti-polio campaign postponed over Karachi security fears
Authorities have postponed the anti-polio campaign, scheduled to start in Karachi from Feb 4, due to deteriorating law and order situation in the metropolis.
Authorities have postponed the anti-polio campaign, scheduled to start in Karachi from Feb 4, due to deteriorating law and order situation in the metropolis.
4th January, 2013
Polio vaccination program resumes in KP amid tight security
The program will be carried out in phases, focusing on selected areas to provide adequate security to the teams, government officials said.
The program will be carried out in phases, focusing on selected areas to provide adequate security to the teams, government officials said.
4th January, 2013
Vaccination drive: Motorcycles to be banned in Peshawar
Female health workers have refused to participate in the campaign after attacks on polio workers and the growing insecurity.
Female health workers have refused to participate in the campaign after attacks on polio workers and the growing insecurity.
20th December, 2012
Underpaid, overworked and imperilled – the plight of lady health workers
The thousands of lady health workers who put up with all kinds of abuses and tackle unconvinced parents are now wondering if paltry sum they receive is worth the risk.
The thousands of lady health workers who put up with all kinds of abuses and tackle unconvinced parents are now wondering if paltry sum they receive is worth the risk.
20th December, 2012
Pakistani clerics unite to condemn polio workers’ killings
“These girls are martyrs for Islam because they were doing a service to humanity and Islam,” Tahir Ashrafi, who heads the Pakistan Ulema Council said.
“These girls are martyrs for Islam because they were doing a service to humanity and Islam,” Tahir Ashrafi, who heads the Pakistan Ulema Council said.
19th December, 2012
Polio vaccination in Pakistan: Attacks, immunisation and protests
Three workers in a polio eradication campaign were shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, and two of them were killed, the latest in an unprecedented string of attacks over the past three days.
Three workers in a polio eradication campaign were shot in Pakistan on Wednesday, and two of them were killed, the latest in an unprecedented string of attacks over the past three days.
