KARACHI, Dec 20: Religious scholars belonging to different schools of thought criticised on Thursday the attacks on people involved in polio eradication efforts.

Talking to APP, they said that efforts to eradicate polio virus and protect children from being crippled were the responsibility of all sections of society.

They said that several international institutions, including the Darul Uloom Deoband in India and International Union for Muslim Scholars, had also endorsed the oral polio vaccine.

Maulana Raghib Hussain Naimi said protecting children from deformity and impairment was among the foremost religious responsibilities. Mufti Mohammad Naeem termed the killing of polio workers acts of terrorism.—APP