Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan (file image)
Pakistan NewsTwo police officers guarding polio teams shot dead in Mohmand as four linked to vaccination drive abducted in Tank
Gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead two police officers travelling to guard polio vaccination teams in Mohmand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a day after four people linked to the vaccination effort were abducted in Tank, during a nationwide campaign aiming to reach about 24 million children.
Photo: A polio vaccination team at work in Pakistan (file image)
Pakistan NewsTwo policemen guarding polio teams killed in Mohmand attack as four workers are abducted in Tank
Gunmen killed two policemen escorting a polio vaccination team in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand district, a day after four polio workers were abducted in Tank, in a fresh blow to Pakistan’s campaign to wipe out the disease.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan (file image)
Pakistan NewsFour polio workers kidnapped in Tank after gunmen open fire, as governor orders steps for their safe recovery
Four members of a polio vaccination team were abducted by unidentified armed men in Tank district on Monday, a day before two policemen guarding polio workers were killed in Mohmand, in a violent start to Pakistan's week-long immunisation campaign.
Photo: Map of districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (file image)
Pakistan NewsTwo policemen killed guarding polio workers in Mohmand as gunmen open fire on vaccination duty
Suspected militants on a motorcycle shot dead two police officers protecting a polio vaccination team in Mohmand district on Tuesday, wounding a third officer, in the latest attack on Pakistan’s eradication campaign.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan NewsPakistan reports eighth polio case of 2026, a 13-month-old girl from Khyber, as week-long vaccination drive begins
Pakistan has confirmed its eighth polio case of 2026, a 13-month-old girl from Bara tehsil in Khyber district, on the day a week-long campaign to vaccinate nearly 24 million children in 97 districts began.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan NewsPakistan begins week-long polio campaign today, aiming to vaccinate nearly 24 million children in 97 districts
Pakistan’s sub-national polio vaccination campaign runs from 2 to 8 November, targeting nearly 24 million children under five in 97 selected districts with more than 200,000 frontline workers, days after the country confirmed its eighth polio case of 2026.
Photo: A polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Pakistan NewsPakistan reports eighth polio case of 2026 as 13-month-old girl in Khyber tests positive, days before nationwide vaccination drive
Pakistan has confirmed its eighth polio case of 2026, a 13-month-old girl from Bara tehsil in Khyber district, the National Emergency Operations Centre said on Sunday, as health officials prepare a November 2-8 campaign aiming to vaccinate nearly 24 million children.