Militants in Pakistan attack polio vaccination team, killing three

29/6/2022 9:54

        Unidentified militants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one of those handing out doses and two policemen, while a child was injured, officials said, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
        
        The attack in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan comes a day after Pakistan launched its latest national campaign to stamp out the virus, which still poses a health threat in the South Asian nation, although mostly eradicated elsewhere.
        
        "Unknown militants opened fire at a polio team," according to an official report from the region's deputy commissioner that listed the casualties and added that a search for the culprits had begun.
        
        Pakistan reported three new polio cases this year after a gap of 15 months, all in the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that borders Afghanistan.