Pakistan Taliban kill police polio escort

Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year
Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Monday a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio vaccination drive of the year, police said. Pakistan has deployed thousands of police officers to protect health workers posted to go house-to-house to inoculate children and are targeted by militants who falsely claim the vaccination
Pakistan Taleban kill police polio escort as vaccination drive starts
The Pakistani Taleban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled on Monday to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunis..
Policeman escorting polio team killed in Pakistan
A policeman was killed in firing by unidentified militants in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday morning, official sources said. The incident happened at about 9:20 am local time (GMT 0420) in the Khyber district where the policeman,
Pakistan Taliban kill police polio escort as vaccination drive starts
The Pakistani Taliban claimed the killing of a police officer as he travelled Monday to guard polio vaccinators on the first day of a nationwide immunisation effort after a year
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