QUETTA: The spokesperson of Balochistan government Shahid Rind has strictly condemned the gunned attack on polio workers in which at least four Levies officials were injured when a unknown men were attacked on the team in Chaman district.
The attackers were attempted to snatch weapons from Levies personnel escorting a team administering polio vaccination drops to children and vaccines from the team, he added.
Shahid Rind said that the district administration is taking action against the elements involved in the attack and a case would be filed against the accused under anti-terrorism law.
He said the law will take its course against the attackers and they would be brought to justice to give exemplary punishment for attacking the polio team.
The spokesperson said that protest is a constitutional right, but if the path of violence is taken, the state will take action according to the law.
He warned that no person will be allowed to take law into their hands and government will take stern action against such elements.
On the other hand, scheduled anti-polio drive in six districts of Balochistan has been postponed due to the prevailing heatwave in the province.
The drive, set to commence today, has been rescheduled for June 8th in the districts of Nasirabad, Sibi, Jaffar Abad, Ustha Muhammad, Dera Bugti, and Sohbatpur.
According to health officials, the decision to postpone the drive was made following a weather forecast by the Met Office predicting a severe heatwave in the region.
The health department has decided to postpone the drive to ensure the safety of the vaccination teams and the public.
The anti-polio campaign aims to vaccinate thousands of children in the province, and the new dates have been set to ensure its successful implementation.
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Parents and caregivers have been advised to cooperate with the health teams to ensure the vaccination of their children.
