ANP leaders want action over spread of dengue & Congo virus

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) leaders on Tuesday asked the provincial government to take action against the officials of the Health Department for the failure to counter spread of dengue fever and Congo virus.
The demand was made by the ANP leaders Arbab Muhammad Khan Tahir and Arbab Daud Khan during a press conference here.They said that about 350 cases of dengue fever had been reported in the provincial metropolis in the last two months.
They said that nine persons had died of the virus in Tehkal and Tapa Khalil areas in Peshawar.They demanded formation of a Judicial Commission to probe and fixed responsibility for the failure to counter the virus. The leaders also demanded the government to accept its failure and tender an apology to the people.They asked the rulers to announce compensation for the families of the victims of the virus.