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A police officer providing security for a polio team was martyred in an attack by unidentified assailants while returning from duty in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur district, Pakistan.
A police constable was martyred after unknown assailants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan. The constable was providing security for the health workers during their campaign.
Two police officers providing security to polio teams were martyred in targeted attacks in Bajaur, prompting Chief Minister Afridi to condemn the incident and request a detailed report from the Inspector General.
A police officer assigned to protect a polio vaccination team was killed by suspected militants as a nationwide campaign to eradicate the disease commenced.
The Pakistan Polio Eradication Initiative has expressed deep concern and condemned three attacks on security personnel escorting polio vaccination teams. The incidents occurred during an ongoing immunization drive that has vaccinated 27 million children across the country.
A police constable was killed and four others were injured in an attack on a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Hangu district on the first day of a nationwide campaign.