The first day of the nationwide anti-polio campaign was marred by violence after unknown gunmen opened fire at polio workers killing two in separate attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
A policeman, providing security to a polio vaccination team, was martyred in the Shakar Khel area of Banda Daud Shah tehsil in Karak after being shot by the armed assailants.
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Whereas one polio worker was also injured in the attack, the police said.Play Video
Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a polio worker was gunned down in Bannu’s Kala Khel Masti Khan area while he was on his way to work.
Noting that the suspects fled after the incident, the police said that the victim was involved in an old enmity and that further investigation was underway.
Condemning the Karak incident, President Asif Ali Zardari expressed sorrow over the policeman’s martyrdom.
Terming the terrorists as enemies of the country and its future, President Zardari said that they didn’t wish to see the people of Pakistan healthy and prosperous.
Furthermore, the president also requested the masses to take part in the polio vaccination campaign.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while issuing directions for immediate provision of medical assistance to the injured, expressed concern about the attack on polio workers who were working for the eradication of the crippling disease.
