STAFF REPORTER PESHAWAR Five new cases of polio have been reported from various parts of the country, four from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and one from Baluchistan, media reported on Saturday. The cases of the crippling disease were reported in Lakki Marwat, Pishin in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Qilla Abdullah in Balochistan. The number of polio cases in Pakistan has reached to 17 during the ongoing year. Meanwhile, a threeday anti-polio campaign is underway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. During the campaign, more than 6 million children under the age of five years will be vaccinated in the province. Speaking at the inaugural ceremony in Peshawar, the Minster for Health Taimur Saleem Jhagra said the government is committed to eradicate the polio disease. District Administration Mardan, under section 144 has imposed ban on pillion riding as part of security measures for upcoming anti polio campaign. Ban has also been imposed on driving unregistered motorcycles in the limits of the district.
