Bannu seeks help from ulema in polio drive

Scholars term vaccine being administered to children safe

BANNU: As a nationwide drive on polio kicks-off, the district administration in Bannu said that they have managed to gain the full support of ulema and other religious leaders for the drive.

This was stated by the Bannu Divisional Commissioner Adil Siddique on Sunday while addressing a meeting of Ulema, religious scholars, notables of the area, political and religious workers in Lakki Marwat.

A seminar on polio vaccination was also held in Halimaya Dara Pizu, the largest religious seminary of Lakki Marwat, where scholars, students from and teachers from different seminaries participated.

Scholars termed the polio vaccine being administered by the government as safe for children, adding that there is no excuse for not vaccinating children and that parents should cooperate with the immunisation teams.

MNA Maulana Muhammad Anwar highlighted the importance of treating diseases and the Sharia point of view. He said that it was the joint responsibility of the parents and families to protect children from polio so that they can be

Bannu Deputy Commissioner Jahangir Azam Wazir said that the campaign will be extended to the Bakkakhel camps.Bannu and  Lakki Marway have registered the most polio cases this year with 24 and 22 respectively.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 16^th, 2019.