Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan kick started polio campaign in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province from Akora Khattak, saying whosoever was targeting polio workers and volunteers was doing great injustice to Islam and Pakistan.
The PTI chairman had decided last week to kick off the polio campaign himself, as terrorists continued their attacks on polio teams in the tribal areas.
Imran said it would be an attempt to boost the morale of polio workers who are constantly facing threats to their lives. He spoke about the dangers polio workers and police face while administrating polio vaccinations.
The PTI chairman spoke to local residents about polio and how important it is to tackle the disease.
“If polio is not dealt with in time and if it spreads, no local resident will be able to leave KP and go abroad to work,” he said. He lamented that “polio is a disease that has been terminated worldwide and now only exists in Pakistan…our children’s future depends on polio vaccines.”
While declaring that he will personally head this campaign, Imran stated “If the right measures are taken, polio will be eradicated from Pakistan in the next three months.”
