Aftermath: Polio drive postponed
It has taken place as usual in Korangi and East districts.
KARACHI:
The ongoing police vaccination drive was stopped in district Malir following the bomb attack on a police van near Landhi on Friday morning.
Health service director Zaffar Aijaz said the polio campaign is not carried out in areas where there is a security issue, according to their rules and procedures. This is why the polio drive was stopped in Malir district on the third day of the four-day drive, he explained. It has taken place as usual in Korangi and East districts.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2015.
The ongoing police vaccination drive was stopped in district Malir following the bomb attack on a police van near Landhi on Friday morning.
Health service director Zaffar Aijaz said the polio campaign is not carried out in areas where there is a security issue, according to their rules and procedures. This is why the polio drive was stopped in Malir district on the third day of the four-day drive, he explained. It has taken place as usual in Korangi and East districts.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 28th, 2015.