World condemns murder of a polio vaccination Pakistan
The
killing five officers polio vaccinations in Pakistan, has come under
fire from international organizations and world leaders.
The victim was shot dead in a separate place in the span of 20 minutes in the city of Karachi and Peshawar.
Polio eradication program sponsored by the United Nations suspended in Karachi. Polio is endemic in Pakistan.
No group has claimed responsibility for the killing but the Taliban has issued threats against anti-polio campaign.
WHO-UNICEF joint statement said the attack was "depriving the most vulnerable populations in Pakistan, ie the children, of basic health interventions to save their souls."
"We call on the leaders of the affected communities and all stakeholders to make best efforts to protect workers and create a safe environment so that we can meet the health needs of the children of Pakistan," the statement said.
UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the "attack inhumane and unforgivable to health workers" and will meet with Pakistan's ambassador to the UN Masood Khan.
Covert intelligence operationsA spokesman for the U.S. State Department Victoria Nuland condemned the attack and said, "any attack against health workers anywhere in the world can not be accepted."
In Waziristan, which is the headquarters of the Islamic militia, the Taliban ban on anti-polio campaign, which was intended as a protest against the U.S. drone attacks and because they suspected health campaigns are covert intelligence operations, endanger the health of 240,000 children.
Anti-polio campaign launched in Pakistan on Monday. Local authorities threatened to punish the community leaders who refused to allow their children immunized.
Taliban reject all health programs in Pakistan after it was revealed that hepatitis vaccination campaign was a CIA operation to track the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden in 2011.
Militia kidnap and kill foreign NGO workers to stop immunization campaigns they accuse of spying efforts.
The victim was shot dead in a separate place in the span of 20 minutes in the city of Karachi and Peshawar.
Polio eradication program sponsored by the United Nations suspended in Karachi. Polio is endemic in Pakistan.
No group has claimed responsibility for the killing but the Taliban has issued threats against anti-polio campaign.
WHO-UNICEF joint statement said the attack was "depriving the most vulnerable populations in Pakistan, ie the children, of basic health interventions to save their souls."
"We call on the leaders of the affected communities and all stakeholders to make best efforts to protect workers and create a safe environment so that we can meet the health needs of the children of Pakistan," the statement said.
UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the "attack inhumane and unforgivable to health workers" and will meet with Pakistan's ambassador to the UN Masood Khan.
Covert intelligence operationsA spokesman for the U.S. State Department Victoria Nuland condemned the attack and said, "any attack against health workers anywhere in the world can not be accepted."
In Waziristan, which is the headquarters of the Islamic militia, the Taliban ban on anti-polio campaign, which was intended as a protest against the U.S. drone attacks and because they suspected health campaigns are covert intelligence operations, endanger the health of 240,000 children.
Anti-polio campaign launched in Pakistan on Monday. Local authorities threatened to punish the community leaders who refused to allow their children immunized.
Taliban reject all health programs in Pakistan after it was revealed that hepatitis vaccination campaign was a CIA operation to track the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden in 2011.
Militia kidnap and kill foreign NGO workers to stop immunization campaigns they accuse of spying efforts.
