Polio vaccinators attacked, held hostage in two separate incidents in Pakistan
PTI
Three terrorists were killed in a gunbattle when they attacked a polio vaccinators' team in Pakistan's restive northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday.
In another incident, unknown militants took hostage the entire team of polio vaccinators at a dispensary in the same province, sources said.
The attack on polio vaccinators came a day after Pakistan on Monday started its third nationwide polio campaign to vaccinate 45 million children. In the first incident in the Aurakzai tribal district, bordering Afghanistan, a policeman was also killed in the shootout while frustrating the attack on the polio vaccinators.
At least three terrorists were killed by the police in the fierce gunbattle and a fresh team has been rushed to the site, sources added.
No group claimed responsibility for the brutal attack. In the second incident in North Waziristan's tehsil Shewa, unidentified militants took hostage the entire team of polio vaccinators at the Mamet Kot dispensary in the restive northwest province.
The assailants also seized weapons from the police officers, according to sources.
In another incident, unknown militants took hostage the entire team of polio vaccinators at a dispensary in the same province, sources said.
The attack on polio vaccinators came a day after Pakistan on Monday started its third nationwide polio campaign to vaccinate 45 million children. In the first incident in the Aurakzai tribal district, bordering Afghanistan, a policeman was also killed in the shootout while frustrating the attack on the polio vaccinators.
At least three terrorists were killed by the police in the fierce gunbattle and a fresh team has been rushed to the site, sources added.
No group claimed responsibility for the brutal attack. In the second incident in North Waziristan's tehsil Shewa, unidentified militants took hostage the entire team of polio vaccinators at the Mamet Kot dispensary in the restive northwest province.
The assailants also seized weapons from the police officers, according to sources.