2 cops guarding polio team martyred in Balochistan's Noshki
QUETTA: Two policemen were martyred on Tuesday as armed assailants fired at a polio vaccination team in Balochistan’s Noshki, police said. Noshki City Station House Office (SHO) Munawar Zaman said the cops were guarding a team of female polio workers taking part in a week-long drive, which began in the province’s 32 districts on Monday, when armed assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on them.…
On Tuesday, two policemen were killed when armed assailants targeted a polio vaccination team in Noshki, Balochistan, according to police. The SHO of Noshki City, Munawar Zaman, reported that the attackers opened fire on the team from a motorcycle, causing no harm to the vaccinated workers. The attackers then fled the scene, taking the deceased officials' weapons.
The anti-polio campaign has been halted in the area since the incident. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemned the attack, expressing sorrow over the loss of the two constables, identified as Muhammad Yasir and Abdul Rauf. He promised that justice would be served for the families of the fallen officers. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti called for a report on the incident from the provincial Home Department, paying tribute to the martyred personnel and emphasizing the importance of the safety of the teams involved in the campaign.
Pakistan, along with Afghanistan, is one of the two remaining countries where polio remains endemic. The week-long vaccination drive, which began in Balochistan on Monday, aims to immunize 2.3 million children under five to eradicate the virus from the region.
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