Religious leaders pledge support in anti-polio drive

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QUETTA:

Religious clerics and prayer leaders in Quetta have agreed to help in persuading parents to allow their children to be immunised against the deadly polio virus.

At a conference held under the auspices of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan, religious leaders, including Maulana Anwarul Haq Haqani, Dr Athaur Rehman, Maulana Abdul Raheem Raheemi, Qari Mateen, Malvi Azizullah, Qari Abdul Rahsid and prayer leaders of mosques  gave their assurances to the ECO of their support.

Addressing the gathering, Dr Syed Saifur Rehman said, “People follow clerics; it is high time religious leaders fulfilled their social responsibility as the future of our children is at stake,” he added. “Refusal by parents is the main hurdle in eradicating poliovirus from Balochistan.”

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  1. […] QUETTA: Religious clerics and prayer leaders in Quetta have agreed to help in persuading parents to allow their children to be immunised against the deadly polio virus. At a conference held under the auspices of the Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) Balochistan, religious leaders, including Maulana Anwarul Haq Haqani, Dr Athaur Rehman, Maulana Abdul Raheem Raheemi, Qari Mateen, Malvi Azizullah, Qari Abdul Rahsid and prayer leaders of mosques gave their assurances to the ECO of their support. Addressing the gathering, Dr Syed Saifur Rehman said, “People follow clerics; it is high time religious leaders fulfilled their social responsibility as the future of our children is at stake,” he added. “Refusal by parents is the main hurdle in eradicating poliovirus from Balochistan.” …read more […]

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