PM expresses ‘unflinching resolve’ to eradicate polio from Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed his government’s unflinching resolve to get the country rid of the crippling disease of polio.

“On World Polio Day today, I reiterate my government’s unflinching resolve to get rid of this virus through renewed efforts,” he said in a tweet.

The prime minister regretted that it was “unfortunate” that polio still existed in Pakistan.

He said that polio, as a deadly virus, resulted in making the children disabled, stunted their growth and undermined national progress.