PESHAWAR: Anti-polio immunization campaign kicked off in Peshawar on Saturday amid tight security arrangements as ban on motorcycle riding was imposed by the provincial government.
The polio drive was aimed to inoculate 800,000 children, aged below five years, in Peshawar and its adjoining areas and the drive would continue from 8am to 5pm where some 4,200 teams of health workers and volunteers would administer anti-polio drops to children.
The government has set a target to vaccinate 754,000 children below five years of age in the 97 union councils of Peshawar district to save them from the crippling disease. Supervisors would monitor the workers to ensure vaccination of the children.
Deputy Commissioner Syed Zaheerul Islam had imposed the ban under Section 144 and warned that those found violating the law would have to face action under Section 188 of Pakistan Penal Code.
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