Balochistan Assembly: MPs warned the house of polio implications
Members stressed expediting rescue and relief activities in quake-hit areas.
The legislators in Balochistan Assembly have been informed that if polio virus was not eradicated, Pakistan could face travel ban. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA:
The legislators in Balochistan Assembly have been informed that if polio virus was not eradicated, Pakistan could face travel ban. The assembly members stressed expediting rescue and relief activities in earthquake affected areas.
Leader of the National Party (NP) Rehmat Baloch said all members must monitor polio campaign in their respective areas.
He said some corrupt people had made polio campaign a source of their income, adding that in Panjgur, the polio teams are involved in dereliction of duty. “The officers show dummy polio teams to receive allowances,” he added.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Gul Muhammad Dumar said that he recently visited his constituency where he was astonished to find schools closed and teachers absent. Despite that, they were receiving salaries on a regular basis. He said the government must focus on law and order, health and education.
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) leader Nasrullah Zere welcomed World Polio Day and said that the good news was that no polio case had surfaced from Pishin, Qila Abdulullah and Quetta since March 14.
He said the world has decided to eradicate polio by 2015, and if we do not succeed, Pakistan could face travel ban.
“We should actively participate in polio campaigns to get rid of this fatal virus,” he added.
PkMAP parliamentary leader Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal, referring to earthquake, thanked chief ministers of Punjab and Sindh for financially supporting the affectees and dispatching relief goods. He pointed out that inaccessible areas such as Mashkay needed more aid.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2013.
The legislators in Balochistan Assembly have been informed that if polio virus was not eradicated, Pakistan could face travel ban. The assembly members stressed expediting rescue and relief activities in earthquake affected areas.
Leader of the National Party (NP) Rehmat Baloch said all members must monitor polio campaign in their respective areas.
He said some corrupt people had made polio campaign a source of their income, adding that in Panjgur, the polio teams are involved in dereliction of duty. “The officers show dummy polio teams to receive allowances,” he added.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Gul Muhammad Dumar said that he recently visited his constituency where he was astonished to find schools closed and teachers absent. Despite that, they were receiving salaries on a regular basis. He said the government must focus on law and order, health and education.
Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) leader Nasrullah Zere welcomed World Polio Day and said that the good news was that no polio case had surfaced from Pishin, Qila Abdulullah and Quetta since March 14.
He said the world has decided to eradicate polio by 2015, and if we do not succeed, Pakistan could face travel ban.
“We should actively participate in polio campaigns to get rid of this fatal virus,” he added.
PkMAP parliamentary leader Abdul Rahim Ziaratwal, referring to earthquake, thanked chief ministers of Punjab and Sindh for financially supporting the affectees and dispatching relief goods. He pointed out that inaccessible areas such as Mashkay needed more aid.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 29th, 2013.