Anti-polio drive starts in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: The first anti-polio campaign of 2015 is being launched today in Peshawar amid tight security in the provincial capital.

The administration has banned bike riding for a day in the city as part of security arrangements.

The health department plans to administer polio drops to as many as 700,000 children during the one-day drive.

4,000 policemen will be deployed for the security of the volunteers while section 144 has also been imposed in the wake of security concerns.