{
  "id": 8722219,
  "title": "Police, Levies and Khasadar personnel in merged districts announce boycott of polio campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/police-levies-and-khasadar-personnel-in-merged-districts-announce",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-20T16:22:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031379/police-levies-and-khasadar-personnel-in-merged-districts-announce-boycott-of-polio-campaign"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The levies and khasadar forces in the merged tribal districts of Mohmand have announced a boycott of the upcoming polio vaccination campaign scheduled to begin on September 21. The personnel cited the government and police department's failure to fulfill commitments regarding their service-related demands as the reason for the boycott. The protest has also resulted in the boycotted personnel stopping the registration of first information reports (FIRs) and making entries in daily police diaries at police stations in the merged districts. This development has raised concerns about the arrangements for the polio campaign in the merged districts, including Mohmand. The protest committee has also announced plans to impose a fine of Rs25 million on any Levies or Khasadar personnel who participate in polio duties during the campaign.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Police, Levies and Khasadar personnel in merged districts announce boycott of polio campaign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/police-levies-and-khasadar-personnel-in-merged-districts-announce-8722686",
        "published": "2026-09-20T16:22:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}