PESHAWAR: Unknown people have opened fire on a polio vaccination team, as a result of which a policeman was martyred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
According to the details, the terrorists fired on the polio team in KPK and martyred the policeman on security duty of the polio team. Upon receiving the information about the incident, the police and rescue personnel reached the spot. The police retaliated and targeted the terrorists, one of whom was killed.
Later, the police started searching for more terrorists. Officials said that despite the incidents of attacks on polio teams in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the morale of polio workers is high.
It should be noted that earlier, Federal Health Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan announced a three-point strategy to successfully prevent the spread of poliovirus in the country.
Speaking at an event held in Islamabad, Federal Health Minister Dr. Nadeem Jan said that operation centers were established at the local level in Bannu because four patients were diagnosed with polio virus, three of whom belong to Bannu.
Nadeem Jan said that the government has formulated a communication strategy which mainly focuses on removing misconceptions about polio drops in the minds of the public.
