Fawad Khan Denies ‘manufactured’ FIR For Refusing Polio Vaccination To Children

The Lahore district administration had on Wednesday registered an FIR against Fawad Khan for allegedly refusing polio vaccination to their children.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 21st February, 2019) An FIR was registered against actor Fawad Khan for refusing polio drops to his children.

Fawad Khan has however denied any such incident as he was out of country.

A press release issued by Fawad’s media team read, “It has been widely reported that an FIR has been registered against Mr. Fawad Khan stating that he on the 19th of February interfered with Governmental efforts to vaccinate his daughter at his residence.”

Terming the FIR as ‘manufactured’, the statement further read that the actor only came to know about the FIR through media.

“Nothing could be further from the truth as neither of the parents were home at the time of visit by the Anti Polio Team. Fawad Khan has been outside Pakistan since the 13th of February where he performed at the PSL opening ceremony in Dubai and is presently in the United States. His travel history clearly demonstrates the manufactured nature of the FIR and he has just come to know of the FIR through the press.”

The statement stated that Fawad fully supports the anti-polio campaign currently underway in the country while his daughter’s vaccination is up to date.

“Fawad Khan fully supports the anti polio drive and is very well aware of the guidelines of W.H.O and CDC. The vaccination of Fawad’s daughter is up to date and the record is there to support the same is available.

The actor called for cancelling the FIR and adopting the legal way to deal with the issue.

“Fawad reserves the right for appropriate legal redress including all such remedies against any damages caused by this event, should the FIR not be cancelled,” the press release concluded.

The Lahore district administration had on Wednesday registered an FIR against Fawad Khan among six other individuals for allegedly refusing polio vaccination to their children.

The FIR was registered at Faisal Town police station.

Focal Person to the prime minister on Polio Eradication Babar Atta said that the polio team wanted to immunise Fawad's daughter since Tuesday but first the driver misbehaved with the team and then the family.

“Mr. Fawad is our pride, I request him to allow teams to vaccinate the child. Lahore has had a polio case last week, we must protect the child,” he wrote on Twitter.