Balochistan
Pakistan: Policeman guarding polio vaccination team gunned down in Balochistan
A policeman, who was guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's Noshki district, was gunned down by unknown gunmen on Tuesday.
Pakistan and Afghanistan remain the only two nations in the world where polio remains endemic.
Polio vaccination teams are often targeted by terrorists in Pakistan.
Noshki Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amjad Hussain Soomro confirmed the “unfortunate incident” to Dawn.com, in which Waheed Ahmed was gunned down in Noshki’s Killi Muhammad Hassni district.
He said that police have set up checkpoints at various places to search for the attackers, who will be arrested soon.
DC Soomro noted that security of the health department staff working on the anti-polio campaign has been further beefed up.
He told the newspaper that the anti-polio campaign is continuing even after the terrorist incident and the targets given to the anti-polio teams in Noshki district for this national cause will be completed soon.
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has condemned the killing of the policeman.
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