1,400 cops to perform security duty of polio vaccination teams

RAWALPINDI: To perform security duty of the polio vaccination teams, 1400 police personnel have been deployed during the ongoing campaign, said a police spokesman on Monday.

He informed that police were working alongside 677 teams of polio workers to ensure security during the campaign. Senior officers are actively supervising and guiding the police personnel involved in polio campaign.

According to SSP Operations Flight Lieutenant (retd) Hafiz Kamran Asghar, the security of polio teams was a top priority. He informed that to ensure the security of the teams, the police personnel were also patrolling in their respective areas.

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He emphasized that the Rawalpindi Police were fully committed to using all available resources to protect the lives and property of citizens.