QUETTA:
Four people, including a father and daughter, died of measles in Mashkel district, Washuk, on Saturday.
Balochistan Health Secretary Noorul Haq has confirmed the deaths and claimed that a health team has been ordered to carry out vaccinations in the area.
According to DHO Washuk Abdul Sammad, the victims were identified as Nadir Ali, his daughter Samana and two females. Nadir Ali was working on the Pak-Iran border at zero-point as trader.
A resident of Mashkel, Abdul Nabi Reki, told a private media outlet that the district is suffering from a lack of basic health facilities.
Residents of Mashkel demanded emergency vaccination by the health authorities in the area. Mashkil is located along the Pakistan and Iran border.