Security of polio workers increased

F.P. Report

SWABI: Security of the anti-polio campaigners has been enhanced here in the district and was decided that every polio team would be guarded security personnel during the continued campaign in the district, Imran Shahid, district police officer told on Thursday.

The campaign has been crippled in different regions of Tehsil Razaar on Thursday because some of the campaigners were reluctant to move forward after the Wednesday incident of killing the two polio workers. On the other hand Lady Health Workers (LHWs) put forward their demands and sought adequate security mechanism and provision of financial assistance to the families of two killed deceased vaccinators.

Two polio female workers were killed on Wednesday by suspected militants during their duty in Parmuli region. Officials said that Swabi Deputy Commissioner, ShahidMahmood, health officials and district police officials continued consultation to adopt a new line of action to achieve the desired objectives and continued the campaign.

They vowed to continue the campaign and assured the campaigners of all possible help, especially security. A detailed presentation was given to IGP SanaullahAbbasi about the security of the campaigners, normal, sensitive and most sensitive regions in the district and the previous conducted operations against terrorists in Tehsil Razaar. DPO Imran said that about 200 security personnel have been deployed from Hazara division to Swabi and they would perform their duty during the campaign. In addition, the killed vaccinators were laid to rest in their ancestral graveyard and the funeral was attended by officials of the district administration and health department, politicians and local people of the region.