LIVE! UP clerics seek to campaign for Polio vaccination in Pak

June 23, 2013 15:26

Amid reports of killing of several polio campaigners in Pakistan, especially in Taliban affected areas, clerics from Uttar Pradesh have offered to spread awareness about the benefits of vaccination in that region.

Rotary Ulama Committee, which has helped in eradicating misconceptions related to polio vaccination in UP to a large extent has proposed to Rotary International that it can campaign in Taliban affected areas of Pakistan.

Executive member of the committee Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangi Mahali told PTI that during a meeting between Rotary chairman Bob Scott and Ulama last month, concerns were expressed over attacks on polio campaign volunteers in various parts of Pakistan specially Taliban strongholds.

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