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
By GEO URDU
January 18, 2015
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.
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.
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