Pakistan blames US for its polio mess

[Saifullah Sani]

Pakistan has blamed the US for its dismal record on polio inoculation, with the government citing the CIA’s fake drive to trace Osama Bin Laden being the reason for the rise in vaccine refusal by families.
A government spokesman told the media on Friday that the decision to place restrictions on passengers leaving the country “unfortunate” given that it is the CIA that is to blame for the problem in the first place.
In 2012, an alliance of about 200 US-based NGOs had expressed deep concern over a vaccination campaign carried out in Abbottabad by the CIA and expressed fear that the action may jeopardise the lives of aid workers in the country.
In a letter written to CIA Director, the NGOs registered serious objections to the vaccination campaign launched to collect intelligence about Al-Qaeda chief. The fact that the CIA had launched such fake campaigns was confirmed by US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta in an interview on Janurary 2012.
On Friday, foreign office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said that the rise in polio-related incidents could be attributed to the distrust of NGOs by Pakistanis following the fake CIA drive.
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[TruthSeeker]

Cry me a river. Only Pakistani STUPIDITY is responsible for Pakistan's "dismal record on polio". Pakistanis are too cowardly to operate a proven health program so that their own children are not crippled for the rest of their lives. How could any intelligent government hide behind such a lame excuse? Answer: The Government of Pakistan is not intelligent. Q.E.D.

 

[Edevelop]

U.S did nothing in Afghanistan. The polio is from there.

 

[acetophenol]

Modern Biological Warfare?

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

Cry on my shoulder......why every problem in pakistan is due to foreign hand?

 

[he-man]

bakwass.........its due to mullahs

 

[Leader]

Ridiculous and inability to accept responsibility

 

[boomslang]

Modern Biological Warfare?

Yeah, Pakistan on Pakistan.

 

[Mythal]

USA cannot be blamed completely for the entire situation but clearly the fact that a Polio worker was used in the OBL operation did not help the whole process.

 

[Imran Khan]

state of denial lolzzz its mullahs and religion not USA looks like before 2011 there was no polio in country chutiya saaly

 

[jaunty]

It is quite common in Pakistan to blame others for its mess.

 

[SHAMK9]

It is quite common in Pakistan to blame others for its mess.

and Indians, blaming bengalis for their problems 24/7

 

[Sam Manekshaw]

and Indians, blaming bengalis for their problems 24/7

24/7

 

[Dem!god]

blaming is the best thing pakistanis can do.....

 

[Solomon2]

Dr. Afridi's project was Hepatitas A vaccination. Nothing to do with polio vaccination. Interested Pakistanis can use the internet to trace back how and when polio worked its way into the story.