NOWSHERA: (Anwarzaib Khan) District Police Officer Ahmed Shah held a high-level meeting in the newly developed DPO Complex conference hall to revise the security plans of the upcoming anti-polio vaccination campaign, police officers indicated on Friday.
SDPOs of different circles, station house officers (SHOs) as well as in-charges of basic health units (BHUs) attended the meeting. The core area of interest was to determine possible security risks during the campaign and complete an overall plan in order to guarantee the safety of polio workers in the district.
Addressing the audience, Ahmed Shah has made it clear that the polio workers are doing an important national task by immunizing children below the age of five against the crippling disease. He assured that the police have their lives at the first line of priority, and irresponsibility in security setups would not be condoned.
The DPO gave out directives explaining that all officers and other personnel deployed to polio duty must wear their protective jackets, be vigilant at all times and should avoid unnecessary use of mobile phones when at their duty. He also instructed the sending of more police personnel in sensitive places and instructed the authorities to increase patrolling during the entire campaign season.
Ahmed Shah reiterated the promise of the police department in providing the peaceful environment where the vaccination teams would conduct their duties without fear or interference as a high-level meeting was held at the newly established DPO Complex conference hall by the District Police Officer Ahmed Shah to review the security arrangements of the upcoming anti-polio vaccination campaign, police officials said on Friday.
SDPOs of different circles, station house officers (SHOs) and basic health unit (BHU) in-charges were present. The main subject was to evaluate possible security risks during the project and conclude an all-encompassing plan to make sure that the polio workers in the district would be safe.
In his address to the participants, Shah pointed out that polio workers are doing a great national task by keeping children below the age of five years off the crippling disease. He claimed that police will protect their lives as a priority and that oversights in the security set ups would not be encouraged.
The DPO came out with straightforward guidelines that direct all the officers and any other personnel that is on polio duty to use protective jackets, be vigilant and not use mobile phones at all times when on duty. He also instructed the introduction of more police officers in the sensitive places and instructed the authorities to intensify patrolling during the campaign.
Ahmed Shah reiterated that the police department would remain committed to guarantee peaceful operations within the vaccination teams to progress with their duties without intimidation or hindrance.
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