President, PM condemn attack on polio team in Bajaur

ISLAMABAD(National times)- President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, strongly condemned the attack on a polio vaccination team in the Tangi area of Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The president expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the martyrdom of a constable deputed to protect the polio team and a civilian, President Secretariat Media Wing said in a press release. He said the nation saluted the sacrifice of Constable Sajjad Ahmed and such sacrifices of shuhada would not go in vain. The president further observed that attacks on the national campaign to eradicate a deadly disease like polio were crimes against humanity, adding the national resolve to complete eradication of polio would not be allowed to weaken under any circumstances. He reiterated that the polio vaccination drive would continue uninterrupted. Separately, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has strongly condemned terrorist attack on polio team in Bajaur. In a statement, he expressed deep sorrow over the death of a policeman assigned to protect the polio team and the injury of a civilian in the shooting incident. The Prime Minister issued instructions for the swift identification of the perpetrators and bringing them to justice. He said the attack on those providing the vital service of polio eradication to the nation is deeply unfortunate. He expressed the commitment that the polio campaign will continue until polio is eradicated from the country.



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