Polio Program has Become Political Football

After being embarrassed by a recent report by a monitoring agency that the polio program has become "political football" in Pakistan, the PTI-led federal government announced on Saturday that it formed an organization to form representatives of major political parties to ensure polio eradication. Responsibilities of local governments led by other parties.

National Strategic Advisory Group

The extensive organization of the National Strategic Advisory Group (NSAG) was formed in consultation with Prime Minister Imran Khan and will be led by a special assistant of the SAPM, Prime Minister of Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza. Polio predecessor of PPP-led government Shahnaz Wazir Ali, former polio predecessor of PML-N-led government Ayesha Raza Farooq, and former Pakistan permanent permanent polio national emergency operations center UN Zamir Akram.

Other members include Health Khalid Magsi Chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee for Balochistan Awami Party, Health Minister Nosheen Hamid, and PTI Member of the Sanjay Gangwani Sind Assembly. The International Monitoring Board has published a report entitled The Art of Survival: Poliovirus.

The polio virus continues to exploit human weaknesses, detailing how the polio eradication program has turned into political football. “Polo programs are particularly vulnerable in areas where power structures are divided among different parties. For example, Karachi, a city of 22 million people, is a long ruler of the polio virus. PPP controls local governments, while city governments are largely incapacitated.

It is run by the local political rival Muttahida Qaumi movement. Of course, PTI dominates at the federal level. Manage your overall polio vaccination effort. This split of power can cause problems for effective vaccination campaigns. ”

National Strategic Advisory Group established in consultation with PM

This year, as the number of polio patients surged in Pakistan, polio remains an epidemic in Pakistan as well as Afghanistan. Five cases of polio were reported on Friday, increasing the number to 91. The number of confirmed cases last year was 8 in Pakistan.

Dr. Safdar said

I can't afford to lose my child because of a disease effectively controlled by others in the world through well organized collective efforts. NSAG can be a game changer and it will help us overcome some of the challenges facing our health sector and especially polio eradication," he added. Dr. SAPM Mirza on Health reassigned Dr. Safdar as a polio coordinator on November 10.

Dr. Safdar said more about NSAG, said, “If you don't get a vaccine, your immune levels will dilute and you'll focus on regular vaccinations every day when 20,000 children are born in Pakistan. With the collapse of the team over the past year, we will rebuild the team.

The European Commission

The European Commission has allocated an additional 40 million euros for emergency assistance not only for Afghan refugees in Pakistan and Iran, but also for those affected by the worsening humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. EU humanitarian aid to the Afghan crisis in 2019 totals 77 million euros. Islamabad's EU mission was announced on Saturday at € 61m in Afghanistan, € 9m in Pakistan and € 7m in Iran.

Afghanistan's humanitarian outlook is more bleak than ever. Since the beginning of the year, not only the conflict between the government and non-state armed groups has deepened, but this flood also caused devastated floods. In Pakistan, EU funds will provide assistance to Afghan refugees and domestic displaced Pakistanis.

Iran's EU aid will provide important assistance to the country's Afghan refugees, including protection and access to basic services such as education and health care. The EU is strengthening humanitarian aid to help those who need it most, especially children.

This new fund will support the most vulnerable families in the country, with an emphasis on war victims, forced migration and natural disasters, and the return of Afghan refugees. This includes emergency medical care, shelter, food, access to clean water and sanitation, and provision of protective services for women and children.

Since 1992

The EU has funded humanitarian projects in Afghanistan, with 872 million euros to date. Funds are strictly distributed in accordance with the principles of humanitarian independence, fairness and neutrality, providing access to the people they need and are only provided to humanitarian organizations.

Last year, the EU allocated 5.5m euros as well as supporting internal refugees Pakistan and Afghanistan refugees and strengthening the capacity of vulnerable communities to respond to future natural disasters.

Pakistan's current humanitarian action focuses on three related crises. Afghan refugees living in Pakistan and those affected by food insecurity.

Asif Saeed Khan Khosa

Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Pakistan's chief judge, opposed Saturday's judicial activism, saying that on Saturday, the Supreme Court did not need to "jump" by giving Stumotu notice in the early stages of the case, especially as a last resort.

In the evening, when the incident occurred and at night, the Supreme Court was notified, and the next morning senior executives went to Islamabad and appeared in court without attending where the incident occurred. CJP commented on the situation, referring to the police reform program held at the Punjab IGP office.

Justice Kosa said

I thought that was not right.” He added that court intervention could be justified in the absence of officials dealing with the situation. He said officials do not have to jump into the verdict court if they perform their duties and attend emergency situations. If senior officials from relevant departments, including police and political administration, intervene in a timely manner to deal with any situation in a timely manner, the SC has little need to jump into the early stages, the Supreme Court said.

How can we be the court of the first court, especially when the Supreme Court is the last court?" The question of how SC can become a priority court, especially when it is in court as a last resort Judge Khosa said in the first day's case that if the SC were interrupted, the whole justice process would be delayed.

He said that a few years ago the Apex court had followed certain instructions after processing several cases in which Sumotu was notified, but later it occurred at the stage of the appeal that the facts of the case were completely different. "But our hands were tied because a decision was made shortly after the Supreme Court.

This early intervention is wrongly recommended. CJP repeated before discussing measures for police reform. He shared with the audience that the SP complaint center, which was established at the local level, attended 122,000 civil complaints and was satisfied because 95% of journalists complained that they did not go to court to correct complaints.

He said the action helped reduce the court's burden of lawsuits. Justice Khosa pointed out that the high court judge was tried for insulting and insulting police officers during the trial by the Supreme Court Justice. He regretted that some investigators were involved in presenting false evidence to the court to prove the accused guilty.

He said police officers should be punished for perjury. The Supreme Court added, "If a witness cannot tell the truth, it should not seek justice. Earlier at a police reform committee meeting, CJP thanked the committee members for their efforts to successfully carry out the police reform process.

Peshawar High Court

On Monday, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) gave a conditional bail to Professor Muhammad Ismail, father of the rights activist Gurairai Ismail. The single-member bench of the High Court, consisting of Qaiser Rasheed judges, asked Professor Ismail to submit Rs100,000 and two personal guarantees, "being careful" in the future.

The professor was sentenced to judicial resignation on October 25, the day on October 25, when his daughter claimed to have been born outside the PHC by "men in a Malaysian dress." Following the initial incineration on the 14th, his judicial custody was further expanded.

The lawsuit against Professor Ismail in the cybercrime circle of the Federal Investigation Agency in Peshawar, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016, is described in Article 109 of the Pakistan Criminal Code.

His bail request was previously denied by a special court in Peshawar.

In today's lawsuit

Judge Rash De has complained about the bail hearing in the absence of the Attorney General (AG). Attorney Kaiser told the vice-governor Asghar Khan Kundi, vice-president who appeared in court on behalf of the Attorney General, the AG Deputy Director would never again go to court proceedings, and the AG Secretariat staff would appear when needed.

The lawyer's office appears to have appointed people who have not appeared in court," he said. The judge imposed a fine of 50,000 rupees to the AG's office and forbids the assistant AG from entering the court.