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Driver killed as polio team attacked in Khyber
PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen on Saturday opened fire at a vehicle carrying a team of polio workers in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, killing the driver.
According to security officials, the polio workers were being driven to a session in the morning when they came under attack. Subsequently, the driver of the vehicle was killed.
Security forces have cordoned off the area after the incident, sources say.
Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where polio remains endemic, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria. Efforts to eradicate it have been seriously hampered by the deadly targeting of vaccination teams in recent years.
Militant groups often attack polio teams as they see vaccination campaigns as a cover for espionage. There are also long running rumours about polio drops causing infertility.
Driver killed as polio team attacked in Khyber - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
PESHAWAR: Unknown gunmen on Saturday opened fire at a vehicle carrying a team of polio workers in Landi Kotal tehsil of Khyber Agency, killing the driver.
According to security officials, the polio workers were being driven to a session in the morning when they came under attack. Subsequently, the driver of the vehicle was killed.
Security forces have cordoned off the area after the incident, sources say.
Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world where polio remains endemic, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria. Efforts to eradicate it have been seriously hampered by the deadly targeting of vaccination teams in recent years.
Militant groups often attack polio teams as they see vaccination campaigns as a cover for espionage. There are also long running rumours about polio drops causing infertility.
Driver killed as polio team attacked in Khyber - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
