Two wings of Islamabad Police including Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) and Operational Division spent a hectic day by administering the anti-polio drops campaign, besides marshalling traffic and ensuring law and order in the federal capital. With a sole objective of friendly policing, the ITP launched a two-day anti-polio campaign in league with international bodies under the slogan lets kick polio out of Islamabad, said a spokesman of Islamabad Traffic Police here on Monday.
The anti-polio drive of ITP was formally opened by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Kaleem Imam by joining the vaccination point at McDonald Roundabout near F-10. He administered the anti-polio drops among the children below five years, the spokesman said. He said Senior Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Dr Moeen Masood and Acting SSP Islamabad Mir Vais Niaz also participated in the campaign and joined the vaccination point.
Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the United Nations Children's emergency Fund (UNICEF) have helped the ITP in setting up a network of vaccination points, he said. Speaking on the occasion Dr Moeen said that 12 points have been established in different areas of Islamabad while mobile teams are also administering anti-polio drops at the entry and exit points. At the joint booths children travelling on the roads are being vaccinated, the SSP (Traffic) said, adding that ITP's volunteers are helping to ensure the success of the campaign.
It is worth mentioning here that polio checking points have been established at PTCL Chowk on 9th Avenue at sector F-8, Faisal Chowk on Margalla Road at sector F-8, College road Jinnah Super Market at sector F-7, Flower Market Super market at F-6, Kulsoom Plaza Chowk Blue area at F-6, Mc Donald Roundabout at sector F-10, Peshawar More Chowk, Kashmir Highway at H-9, Garden Avenue Express Highway at sector I-8, Lok Virsa road, F-10 Markaz, G-9 Karachi Company and Chak Shahzad Roundabout Club road. The SSP (Traffic) urged the people to adopt precautionary measures to counter the disease, which may paralyse a person for the whole life.