A policeman, while protecting a female polio vaccination team yesterday in Peshawar’s Matta section, was shot and killed by yet another attack, this one targeting health workers engaged in Pakistan’s long-running anti-polio campaign. Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot at a door-to-door vaccination campaign, said police reports Monday. The officer was hitting numerous times and died on the spot. The attackers escaped before reinforcements could arrive. An extensive search operation by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, shutting off access to the area and routes for escape, is undertaking to try…
Policeman killed while guarding Peshawar polio team
