Policeman martyred in attack on polio team in KP's Khyber district
Pakistan
A policeman was martyred after unidentified assailants opened fire on a polio team in Khyber
KHYBER (Dunya News) – A policeman embraced martyrdom in an attack on polio vaccination team in Khyber district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
A policeman, Abdul Khaliq, was martyred after unidentified assailants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to District Police Officer (DPO) Khyber, Rai Mazhar Iqbal, the attack took place near Ghundi in the Bakarabad area of Jamrud police jurisdiction.
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Police officials reported that while the polio team members remained unharmed, the motorcycle-riding attackers managed to escape. Two 30-bore bullet casings were recovered from the scene.
The DPO stated that checkpoints had been set up at various locations to apprehend the assailants.
Meanwhile, a health department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the polio team in Bakarabad has been recalled, and the vaccination campaign had been postponed.
