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Travel ban could be imposed if polio is not eradicated
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Inter-Provincial Coordination has revealed that a ban may be placed on Pakistani’s travelling abroad if polio is not eradicated by 2013.Senator Kareem Khawaja informed the committee that the international community had indicated that if polio was not eliminated by next year, a travel ban could be placed.
When the World Health Organisation (WHO) was asked to verify this claim, the spokesperson said that there is a recommendation to make a polio vaccination certificate necessary for Pakistani’s travelling abroad, however there have been no further developments.
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