Nowshera: Cop assigned to polio team security martyred in firing

Nowshera: A policeman on polio duty was martyred in the firing of unknown persons in the Nizampur area of ​​​​Nowshera district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The national anti-polio campaign is successfully continuing for the third day across the country.

According to police officials, a policeman was martyred in the firing by unknown persons in Nowshera.

The martyred policeman was on polio duty. Upon receiving information about the incident, a large contingent of police reached the spot and cordoned off the area and started a search operation.

The national anti-polio campaign is successfully continuing for the third day across the country. According to the National Emergency Operation Center, more than 25.4 million children have been administered polio drops during the first two days.

According to the data, 14.3 million children in Punjab, 5.019 million in Sindh, 3.774 million in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1.45 million in Balochistan, 2.03 million in Islamabad, 1.87 million in Gilgit-Baltistan, and 4.81 million in Azad Jammu and Kashmir were vaccinated against polio.

The National EOC says that coordinated and continuous efforts are underway to eradicate polio, and a target of more than 45 million children has been set for this week.

The National EOC has appealed to parents and the public to welcome the polio teams and make it mandatory for their children under the age of 5 to be vaccinated against polio. According to the NEOC, polio is a dangerous disease that causes lifelong disabilities in innocent children, so the role of parents and the community is very important in the success of the campaign.