Pakistan Taliban kill cop guarding polio team
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 of rising cases...
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Pakistan anti-polio drive struggles against militants, mistrust
Militant attacks and suspicion stemming from misinformation are hampering Pakistan鈥檚 battle to eradicate polio, but teams of dedicated volunteer health workers are determined to fight on.
7 die in bomb attack near Polio vaccine drive in Pakistan
A bombing near a girls鈥� school in western Pakistan killed seven people, including five children, in an attack targeting police guarding polio vaccinators on Friday, officials said.
Militants kill two Pakistan police guarding polio vaccination team
Militants shot dead two Pakistan policemen guarding a polio vaccination team on Tuesday, officials said, as the country confronts a recent resurgence of the disease.