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Refusing the polio vaccine can put parents in jail.

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Under the Sindh Immunization and Epidemic Control Bill 2023, the province government authorized deputy commissioners to take action against these parents.

Parents who choose not to vaccinate their children risk a fine of fifty thousand rupees and a jail sentence of one month. The health department and polio workers will identify parents who refuse to vaccinate their children, and in conjunction with the police, they will take appropriate action against them.

The Sindh police have been directed to work in tandem with the health department and polio workers in this particular situation.

The day before, at the recently established Gulshan-e-Aka Khail in Gadap, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah launched a week-long anti-polio campaign spanning 24 districts. He also urged parents to vaccinate their children against the life-threatening virus by giving them oral polio vaccines.

CM Murad declared, “Together, as a community, let us forge a path towards a polio-free environment, securing a healthier future for our children.”

According to him, more than 62,000 front-line staff members will labor across the province to guarantee that every eligible youngster receives this potentially life-saving vaccination.

Nearly 4000 security guards will assist with this enormous endeavor. In the final stages of our struggle against this crippling illness, the CM urged all hospitals, schools, and caregivers to welcome vaccinators. After all, they are really battling on the front lines.

On April 19, environmental samples from Karachi and Quetta were found to contain the polio virus.

Details reveal that two polio-positive individuals in Chaman and Dera Bugti earlier this year shared the same cross-border virus. Thus far, testing of the country’s ambient materials and sewage systems have revealed the presence of polio.

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In the Toshakhana-2 case, IHC sends notices regarding Imran Khan and Bushra Bibi’s acquittal pleas.

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In response to the petitions for acquittal filed by Bushra Bibi and Imran Khan, the founders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), in the Toshakhana-II case, the Islamabad High Court on Thursday sent notifications to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other parties.

Hearing the applications was Justice Raja Inam Ameen Minhas of the IHC. The judge said that there is no legal precedent for halting criminal proceedings at this point when Salman Safdar, Imran Khan’s attorney, requested a stay order on the trial in the Toshakhana-2 case during the hearing.

The court would also hear the other party and send notices regarding the petition, Justice Minhas noted.

Since Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb had previously heard five petitions pertaining to this case, Safdar later also filed a motion to transfer the case to another bench, stating that it would be proper to send the acquittal petitions to him for additional hearing.

According to Justice Minhas, who dismissed his plea, the petitions considered by Justice Aurangzeb were bail requests. This was a different issue, he remarked, and he would consider the case. He gave the attorney instructions to argue the case’s merits.

The PTI lawyer later pleaded the high court to halt proceedings of the trial court. The judge replied that suspects had already been indicted, and witnesses were testifying.

He noted that it would not be appropriate to issue any such order at this stage, adding that he would issue notices and the case would not be adjourned for a long period.

The court then issued a notice to the FIA and adjourned the hearing until Jan 28.

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Kashmir Education: PM Convenes Daanish School in Bhimber, Denounces Indian Atrocities

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In a strong condemnation of the Indian Army’s ongoing brutality and oppression in occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s unwavering political, moral, and diplomatic support for the Kashmiris until their right to self-determination, as guaranteed by pertinent UN resolutions, is realised.

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Mohsin Naqvi Meets with Members of the United States Congress: Pakistan Hopes To Imprvoe Ties With Trump Administration: Naqvi

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Today in Washington, Federal Minister of the Interior Mohsin Naqvi met separately with members of Congress Rob Bresnahan and Joe Wilson.

He spent the meeting talking with them on issues of shared interest and bilateral collaboration in a variety of areas.

He also discussed the situation in Afghanistan and its long lasting impact on the region and the world.

He emphasized the need to enahnce mutual exchanges of trade and cultual delegations between the two countries and Pakistan is working to improve bilateral relations.

He said that the newly elected President Donald Trump speech is very encouraging in recent global situation, and he is a symbol of hope for the region.

The United States is one of Pakistan’s key strategic partners, according to Mohsin Naqvi. They also discussed about the problems face by the Pakistanis living abroad.

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