PM vows to rout polio menace from country.

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated a three-day nationwide anti-polio drive by administering polio drops to the children. In a brief ceremony held here, the prime minister said that a nationwide drive was being started to overcome the resurfacing of the polio cases. The prime minister said that floods in the summer season had disrupted the national drive, but despite all those difficulties, the polio workers carried out the onus with their hard work and commitment. He further observed that unfortunately, Pakistan was among the few countries where polio cases had resurfaced. The prime minister said about 20 cases of polio were reported from Waziristan, but due to consistent efforts, these were restricted and controlled and did not spread to other parts. The prime minister also lauded those frontline workers and law enforcement agencies personnel who had laid down their lives for achieving the objective and embraced Shahadat. He said that their sacrifices would always be remembered. 'I have the conviction that all the provincial governments, along with the federal government will continue...

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