ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will set up mandatory immunization points at airports to help stop its polio outbreak spreading abroad, officials said Tuesday, though a health minister said the move played into the Taleban’s hands.

The WHO warned on Monday that the crippling disease has re-emerged as a public health emergency — with the virus currently affecting 10 countries worldwide and endemic in three including Pakistan — and urged infected nations to implement vaccine requirements for all international travel.

“Special measures will include establishing mandatory immunization counters on all airports, border crossings and seaports for all travelers,” said Pakistani government spokesman Sajid Ali Shah.

Saira Afzal Tarar, state minister for Health Sciences Regulation and Coordination, said officials had yet to work out the details of when and how the policy would be implemented.

“Passengers traveling abroad now should not worry about it,” she said. “By recommending travel restrictions on Pakistan, the WHO has strengthened those forces who actually banned polio drops,” she said.