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Peshawar: 12 arrested inciting people against anti-polio vaccine

PESHAWAR: The district police Tuesday launched a crackdown against mischievous elements that allegedly caused panic among people by spreading rumors about anti-polio vaccination have tightened noose around the accused, booking dozen persons for being involved in the spiteful episode.

“Not a single person of the gang that bear malice and staged drama by spreading rumors about anti-polio vaccine in the provincial capital would be spared and all of them have to be arrested,” PM Focal Person on Polio Eradication Babar Bin Atta told media men.

He said he had been constantly in contact with chief of Peshawar police to bring all the responsible to book and so far First Information Report (FIRs) had been registered against 12 persons.

Meanwhile, Badhber police booked two persons for allegedly staging protest against ongoing anti-polio campaign.

The police said an accused Nazar Muhammad was arrested during overnight raid while raids had been intensified against other persons as well who allegedly caused damage to public property in violent protest against the polio vaccination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.