October 30, 2024 2:24 PM

Policeman killed in attack on polio vaccination teams in Pakistan

At least one policeman was killed in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as unidentified gunmen attacked a health office where polio vaccination teams were gathered, an official working at the government body tackling the spread of polio in the province said. The attack occurred in Upper Orakzai in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where around 13 polio team members were present, Mohammad Zeeshan Khan, deputy coordinator of the government body managing polio campaigns, told Reuters "We are in touch with ...