Polio drive postponed in Pak after Taliban threat

July 17, 2012 01:35

Pakistani authorities today postponed a polio immunisation campaign in parts of the restive tribal belt due to a ban imposed by the Taliban, leaving over 3,50,000 children vulnerable to the crippling disease.

The government's efforts to eradicate polio suffered a setback last month when powerful Taliban factions in North and South Waziristan banned vaccination campaigns till the US halts drone strikes in the tribal belt. A new nationwide immunisation campaign began today. Officials said the campaign had been postponed in North and South Waziristan and the Bara area of Khyber Agency, which has witnessed fighting between militants and security forces in recent weeks.

A meeting of tribal elders of North Waziristan to discuss the anti-polio campaign was postponed due to a curfew imposed in the region today.

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