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Pakistan police officer killed in attack by gunmen on a polio vaccine team
Militants targeted a security officer amid Pakistan’s nationwide drive to vaccinate over 45 million children, with more than 200 polio workers killed since the 1990s, officials said.
- On Tuesday, Levies constable Abdul Kabir was shot dead while guarding a polio vaccination team in Anzar Tangay, Biakan, Tehsil Matta, Swat district as unidentified gunmen opened fire.
- The National Emergency Operations Centre launched a week-long nationwide immunisation campaign to vaccinate more than 45.4 million children from October 13 to 19, despite militants frequently targeting health teams and spreading false claims.
- Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on the house where female polio workers were administering drops, killing the guarding Levies officer; police and investigators have launched search operations.
- Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi paid tribute to the fallen officer and vowed strict action while affirming the polio campaign will continue.
- Pakistan remains among the few countries still battling wild poliovirus alongside Afghanistan, with 29 polio cases since January as surveillance data show virus detection fell from 43% to 28% while over 400,000 trained health workers go door-to-door.
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