CHITRAL: A local court on Saturday released a cleric of Jinjiret village of Drosh on bail. He was arrested after he had refused vaccinators to administer oral polio vaccine to his children on Dec 10, last year.

Assistant commissioner, Drosh, Abdul Wali Khan had got arrested Maulvi Nidaur Rahman under section 2/3 of NID Order, 2018, and he was sent to jail when the district administration and the health department officials failed to make him to allow vaccination of his children.

Published in Dawn, February 10th, 2019