LAHORE:Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Tuesday said that every segment of society must play its role in dealing with the challenge of poliovirus.
In a statement on International Polio Day, the CM said that the poliovirus has been defeated globally, but it still exists in Pakistan and Afghanistan, which is a matter of concern. It is the primary duty of every Pakistani to make the country free of poliovirus, he added and appealed to parents to get polio drops administered to their children to save them from the disease.
The CM also saluted the polio workers and organizations working against the poliovirus and said that the virus could be controlled with joint efforts so that future generations could be saved from the disease. We pledged to eradicate this disease, he added.