“A policeman was killed after unidentified gunmen opened fireplace on a polio vaccination workforce he was guarding in northwest Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,” police mentioned on Tuesday (February 3, 2026).
The incident occurred on Monday (February 2, 2026) in Mirali tehsil of North Waziristan district bordering Afghanistan. The assailants managed to flee from the scene after the assault. Police contingent rushed to the location and cordoned off all the space. A search operation was launched within the space.
Polio staff in Pakistan and their safety escorts have confronted repeated assaults over the previous decade, notably in components of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the previous tribal districts. Regardless of these threats, the federal government continued nationwide polio drives underneath strict safety preparations.
Pakistan is likely one of the final two international locations on this planet, alongside Afghanistan, the place polio stays endemic. Regardless of world efforts to eradicate the virus, challenges resembling safety points, vaccine hesitancy, and misinformation have slowed progress.
Revealed – February 03, 2026 02:08 pm IST