COAS seeks more manpower for polio teams
A health worker administers oral polio vaccine to a child at a slum in Karachi during the week-long inoculation drive which kicked off on Monday. PHOTO: APP
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday said that additional manpower and resources should be provided to the polio teams to ensure a safe and secure environment at sensitive locations.
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, General Bajwa visited the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) where he was apprised about the latest polio campaigns conducted in the country and challenges being faced.
“The COAS directed to provide additional manpower and resources in sensitive locations to ensure a safe and secure environment for polio teams for proper reach and effectiveness of polio campaigns to achieve the objective of a polio-free Pakistan,” the military’s media wing said in a statement.
Earlier, the COAS visited the Tunneling Institute of Pakistan (TIP) where he inaugurated the state-of-the-art tunneling institute launched by the Frontier Works Organization.
“TIP is aimed at promoting professional tunnelling expertise including research and development and synergise tunneling resources,” the statement said.
“TIP will provide a distinctive platform to encompass tunneling education through both tunneling academia and industry experts,” it added.