On Tuesday, gunmen in Balochistan province of Pakistan killed two police officers while they were safeguarding a door-to-door polio vaccination campaign. Thankfully, the health workers giving oral vaccine drops escaped w…
On Tuesday, gunmen in Balochistan province of Pakistan killed two police officers while they were safeguarding a door-to-door polio vaccination campaign. Thankfully, the health workers giving oral vaccine drops escaped without injury. Sadly, this incident highlights the ongoing security challenges that hamper vaccination drives in Pakistan, leaving it and Afghanistan as the last countries grappling with wild poliovirus transmission.
Source: The Times of India — Top Stories
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- Wire dispatch directly ingested from Times of India.
- Published at Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:57.
- Source URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/gunmen-kill-2-cops-during-polio-vaccination-drive-in-pakistans-balochistan/articleshow/134412937.cms