Polio campaign: IG Sindh asks police to devise foolproof security plan

Says all available resources should be used, more security personnel deployed in high-risk areas

KARACHI: As Sindh prepares to resume polio vaccination campaign in the province, Inspector General (IG) Sindh Ghulam Haider Jamali on Sunday directed his force to devise a foolproof security plan to protect the health workers, Express News reported.

The polio campaign is due to restart in the province on November 15.

In an order to his police officials, IG Sindh said all available resources should be used while a bigger number of security personnel and special commandos should be deployed in high-risk areas.

He further advised to discuss all matters with the health department to cover all aspect of security threats.

Sindh Health Minister Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar had earlier claimed that the Sindh government will eradicate polio within two months.