RECORDER REPORT

PESHAWAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kohat Khalid Ilyas has taken notice of the poor performance in the recent polio eradication campaign.

Besides, directing the concerned authorities for the suspension of responsible U-pack chairmen, area incharges and heads of the teams, he has also directed the deduction of 5 to 10 days salaries from them and conducting on inquiry and departmental action against them.

He issued these directives while presiding over an anti-polio meeting here in his Monday. Assistant Commissioner (AC) Lachi, Sami-ur-Rehman, District Health Officer (DHO) Kohat, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) and other concerned authorities attended the meeting.

The Deputy Commissioner warned that polio is a national issue and ruled out any compromise in this regard.