Nonpayment of compensation , SW tribes refuse to get polio drops for children.

Wana -- The tribesmen of South Waziristan district have boycotted the anti polio campaign due to nonpayment of compensation for destructed houses and announced to levy heavy fine in case of non compliance.

It was decided in a Jirga comprised of the tribes from the upper parts of South Waziristan district including Badar , Asman Manza and nearby areas .

'If the jirga would find any house marked by the anti polio teams , the owner would has to pay hefty fine of Rs 50,000 during the ongoing seven days long drive that was kicked off from Monday (yesterday)', the Jirga said in its verdict .

In this regard , the renowned personality of Mehsood tribes , Dr . Khan Mehsood has said that by virtue of the boycott, some 80,000 children would be deprived of the polio dose.

He said that if the children of Mehsood can die with the heavy snowfall and sever cold , then there would be not a big deal , if they die with the polio too. He said that the government, three years ago, had...