PM vows to eradicate polio from Pakistan

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated the determination for the complete eradication of polio from the country with the joint efforts of the federal, provincial governments and Gilgit-Baltistan and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir governments.

The prime minister said this while presiding over a review meeting on anti-polio during his visit to Karachi. Gates Foundation Chairman Bill Gates and Global Development President Dr Chris Elias participated in the meeting through the video link.

He said that a whole-of-government approach has been adopted to eradicate polio.