📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- Prefer DW over Google Militants in Pakistan often target police officers guarding anti-polio teams.
- According to police officer Ayaz Khan, the officer was on his way to protect vaccination teams in a nearby village during an anti-polio camp.
- The assailants fled after firing. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Prefer DW over Google Militants in Pakistan often target police officers guarding anti-polio teams.
According to police officer Ayaz Khan, the officer was on his way to protect vaccination teams in a nearby village during an anti-polio campaign when he was attacked on the way.
The assailants fled after firing. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned this incident and called it intolerable. He said that the dead officials were working for the healthy future of the country.
Polio teams and the police officers assigned to protect them have been facing militant attacks for a long time in Pakistan. Many militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban, have been targeting these campaigns.
