PM kicks off three-day nationwide polio eradication drive, vows to eliminate polio
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated a three-day nationwide polio eradication drive by administering polio drops to the children.
In a brief ceremony held here, the prime minister said that a nationwide drive was being started to overcome the resurfacing of the polio cases.
The prime minister said that floods in the summer season had disrupted the national drive, but despite all those difficulties, the polio workers carried out the onus with their hard work and commitment.
He further observed that unfortunately, Pakistan was among the few countries where polio cases had resurfaced.
PM kicks off three-day nationwide polio eradication drive, vows to eliminate polio
A few years back, during the government of Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, these cases were completely eradicated, he added.
The prime minister said about 20 cases of polio were reported from Waziristan, but due to consistent efforts, these were restricted and controlled and did not spread to other parts.
The prime minister also lauded those frontline workers and law enforcement agencies personnel who had laid down their lives for achieving the objective and embraced shahadat.
He said that their sacrifices would always be remembered.
PM kicks off three-day nationwide polio eradication drive, vows to eliminate polio
“I have the conviction that all the provincial governments, along with the federal government will continue collaborating to eradicate the disease forever,” he added.
