Families of slain polio workers receive cheques – Karachi, Pakistan
M. Waqar Bhatti, The News International
Thursday, February 07, 2013   Print Edition

Extract
“The families of the polio workers, who were murdered in Karachi in December, each received a cheque of Rs200,000 (about USD$2,000) from the provincial government on Wednesday.

Speaking at the hotel where the cheques were distributed, Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed declared the slain polio workers martyrs, as they had “sacrificed their lives to protect children from the crippling disease”.

“Money cannot compensate for the loss of lives, but this meagre amount will help solve some of the monetary problems faced by the polio workers’ families,” he added.

“Earlier such incidents used to happen only in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but now terrorist activities are also taking place in Karachi which is alarming. Anti-social elements don’t want the well-being of the future Pakistani generations.”

The minister said all eminent Ulema in the country had issued Fatwas in favour of polio vaccination, but the ignorant terrorists were still opposing it and wanted to spread chaos in the country.

“Polio vaccination will be carried on despite threats and violence. Children will not be allowed to get crippled due to polio.”

Fateha and prayers were offered for the murdered vaccinators. The event was organised by the Rotary International….”

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