Offici­als have stated the drive has been suspen­ded due to securi­ty threat­s to the polio worker­sPESHAWAR: Anti-polio campaign organisers in Malakand were ordered to suspend ongoing efforts due to security threats on Monday. According to the Emergency Operation Center (EOC) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the on-going three-day campaign is suspended until further notice. Officials in Malakand told The Express Tribune that the lives of the polio workers were at risk. “The campaign remains suspended due to heavy rain showers and snow fall in parts of the Hazara division,” a senior official told The Express Tribune. NAB to probe FATA anti-polio projectsLast reported cases of Polio in KPLast year, K-P reported one case from Lakki Marwat.

Source: The Express Tribune February 12, 2018 10:30 UTC