Attacks on polio teams kill three in northwest Pakistan

[KRAIT]

SWABI: Gunmen attacked two separate polio teams in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing one polio worker and two police guards.

The first incident took place in Swabi in northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where unknown motorcyclists shot down two policemen on their way to provide security cover to a polio team, local police said.

According to police, the two police officials were on their way to perform security duties when unknown gunmen opened fire on them on Topi Road in Swabi. Subsequently, one police official was killed on the spot while the other, sustaining severe injuries, succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Hours later, a gunman killed a polio worker on his way home after vaccinating children in Jamrud district of Khyber tribal region located on the outskirts of Peshawar.

Government administrator Iqbal Khan said the slain worker was targeted for participating in the government-run anti-polio campaign in the tribal area.

Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where the polio virus is still endemic, but efforts to stamp out the crippling disease have been hit by repeated attacks on health teams.

Officials blame the violence and suspicions about the vaccine for a surge in cases. According to the World Health Organisation, Pakistan recorded 72 cases of polio this year compared to 58 in 2012.

New Delhi on Wednesday announced it would require citizens from Pakistan and other polio-affected nations travelling to India to take a mandatory polio vaccination at least six weeks prior to their departure.

Attacks on polio teams kill three in northwest Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[BDforever]

RIP .. fking terrorists

 

[batmannow]

its just happening because of the open political support to TTp, terrorists by KPK govt!
FIR should be launched against CM!

 

[rockstar08]

these cowards TTP, illiterate peoples uneducated pigs

 

[blood]

what can be more unfortunate than this!
what i don't understand is how do pakistanies tolerate all this , why don't you launch an offensive to crush these scums.

 

[MohitV]

shame...those team workers were just doing their job....for the nation and its people

 

[haviZsultan]

These attacks should immediately be stopped with an iron hand. We need to eradicate not only polio in Pakistan but militancy too from the face of this nation. We have to beat the Taliban and their cronies. They have done massive damage to Pakistan.

I often wonder why this path of Islamicization has been taken by our leaders. Gradually Pakistan has lost its secular values and adopted Islamist ideals. We have gradually been slipping towards the fiery fires of fanaticism but we take no action to stop it.

From the start the objectives resolution spoiled everything. After it came the bad treatment of Ahmedis Christians and Hindus. It is sad that an Ahmedi has to sign a document in his embassy in which it is written that their Prophet was false.

We need to improve our treatment of minorities and work hard to alleviate the suffering of our people. After the objectives resolution Ayub Khan declared Pakistan an Islamic republic, something it was never meant to be. Furthermore Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and Zia Ul Haq Islamicized Pakistani society further. It was needless Islamicization. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto banned drinking for even minorities and declared Ahmedis kaffir. We all know what Zia Ul Haq did after him.

Now we need a major strategy to eliminate militancy from Pakistan. It is sad what we have done to this beautiful country.

 

[Leader]

This is no terrorist attack, its by the people themselves, they belief that these vaccination hold some virus which decreases the age, and productivity of the female, hence a Yahoodi Sazish is being planted against them... so the potentially violent neighhbourhood attacks workers to make them go away...

In Punjab such clashes have been reported, even in Lahore, but no killing so far.

Govt need to invest more security force into it.

Imran Khan vows to lead K-P polio campaign himself

 

[RescueRanger]

This is no terrorist attack, its by the people themselves, they belief that these vaccination hold some virus which decreases the age, and productivity of the female, hence a Yahoodi Sazish is being planted against them... so the potentially violent neighhbourhood attacks workers to make them go away...

In Punjab such clashes have been reported, even in Lahore, but no killing so far.

Govt need to invest more security force into it.

Imran Khan vows to lead K-P polio campaign himself

The people of the nation need to stop leaving everything to the Government and step up to the mark. Let communities openly declare that anyone harboring or sympathizing with such trash will be reported to the relevant authorities and no duplicity will be tolerated.

The government can only do "so" much. The citizens have a responsibility and shared "duty" to help keep their communities and thereby the nation safe. Ordinary citizens and tribal/religious elders should volunteer to deliver immunization in their neighborhoods.

They can't kill everyone...

 

[Aamna14]

Its isn't about terrorism its about lack of awareness and without remedying that nothing would change. People there believe that the polio vaccine causes infertility therefore is a threat to the Muslim lineage so they would continue to oppose it as long as the nation doesn't counter it. Its not only them who are "jaahil" but those who sit back and do nothing about it are no better.

 

[KRAIT]

Polio workers were being killed way before Imran came to power. I even discussed in detailed about short and long term effect on Pakistan.

Don't make Imran scapegoat for everything that is bad in Pakistan.

 

[Leader]

The people of the nation need to stop leaving everything to the Government and step up to the mark. Let communities openly declare that anyone harboring or sympathizing with such trash will be reported to the relevant authorities and no duplicity will be tolerated.

The government can only do "so" much. The citizens have a responsibility and shared "duty" to help keep their communities and thereby the nation safe. Ordinary citizens and tribal/religious elders should volunteer to deliver immunization in their neighborhoods.

They can't kill everyone...

Sir jee what to do when the community molvi sahib announces on the loud speaker that polio vaccination is haram and its a yahoodi sazish, what to do when elders of the community sit and knit these conspiracy theories?

going into lower classes or slums isnt really that easy, for they live a world apart from ours.

p.s. polio vaccination being bad for reproductivity is a rumor which is wide spread in Lahore and Punjab as well. plus people getting frustrated because govt starts a drive every 3-4 months, rather than once in a year.. I know cases in Lahore where the people refused and threatened out polio teams of their neighbourhood.

 

[RescueRanger]

Sir jee what to do when the community molvi sahib announces on the loud speaker that polio vaccination is haram and its a yahoodi sazish, what to do when elders of the community sit and knit these conspiracy theories?

going into lower classes or slums isnt really that easy, for they live a world apart from ours.

p.s. polio vaccination being bad for reproductivity is a rumor which is wide spread in Lahore and Punjab as well. plus people getting frustrated because govt starts a drive every 3-4 months, rather than once in a year.. I know cases in Lahore where the people refused and threatened out polio teams of their neighbourhood.

Yes same case in Pindi too. Christian community is the best, the worst are the kameenay badmash of Tench Bata. Same in Karachi too, some parts are NO Go areas. But despite this, it has to be a community led effort, without it, it will fail.

 

[Secur]

Yes same case in Pindi too. Christian community is the best, the worst are the kameenay badmash of Tench Bata. Same in Karachi too, some parts are NO Go areas. But despite this, it has to be a community led effort, without it, it will fail.

Yeah , the sheep in the herd mentality . People cant think for themselves whats best for them and hence have to be told by the local Mullahs/Moulvis/Fathers/Wadera/significant others what to be done , nothing different than infants .

 

[liall]

And some one was saying Polio exists in pakistan beause of Afghanistanis and pakistaniis movement across the border