Pakistan Polio Vaccine Worker

A bomb explosion targeted policemen going to provide security for polio vaccination workers in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, killing six of them and injuring 22 others.

A polio vaccination team and two policemen escorting it were attacked by three unknown assailants in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, the police said. The attack occurred in Quetta's Qambrani road area.

Polio workers across Pakistan were told to remain vigilant Thursday after multiple attacks on vaccination teams killed at least three people this week during an ongoing push to eradicate the disease from the restive country.

Unidentified gunmen attacked policemen guarding medical workers administering polio vaccinations in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing seven of them, in the latest violence against efforts to eradicate the crippling childhood disease.

A roadside bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killing an off-duty polio vaccinator and his relative while wounding another worker, officials said.

A policeman escorting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive northwest was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today, the latest in a series of targeted attacks against medical workers campaigning to eradicate the crippling disease.

A polio worker was today gunned down by unidentified militants while carrying out a vaccination campaign in Pakistan's restive northwest.

Islamist militants on Tuesday released seven polio workers who were kidnapped last week in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district while carrying out a vaccination campaign, officials said.

Militants kidnapped 11 Pakistani teachers involved in a polio vaccination campaign for school children on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks on health workers trying to eradicate the deadly disease.

Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead two health workers during an anti-polio drive in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, police said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks on vaccination teams.

The Pakistani Taliban on Friday denied any involvement in attacks on polio workers, which have killed 21 people since December, but confirmed it opposed the vaccination as "un-Islamic."

Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks on people working on the UN-backed vaccination campaign, police said.

Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer escorting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said.

Under police guard, thousands of health workers pressed on with a polio immunization program Thursday after nine were killed elsewhere in Pakistan by suspected militants who oppose the vaccination campaign.

A senior health official says gunmen have killed four women working on a government polio vaccination campaign in the Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.

A bomb explosion targeted policemen going to provide security for polio vaccination workers in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, killing six of them and injuring 22 others.

A polio vaccination team and two policemen escorting it were attacked by three unknown assailants in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, the police said. The attack occurred in Quetta's Qambrani road area.

Polio workers across Pakistan were told to remain vigilant Thursday after multiple attacks on vaccination teams killed at least three people this week during an ongoing push to eradicate the disease from the restive country.

Unidentified gunmen attacked policemen guarding medical workers administering polio vaccinations in Pakistan on Wednesday, killing seven of them, in the latest violence against efforts to eradicate the crippling childhood disease.

A roadside bomb exploded in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday killing an off-duty polio vaccinator and his relative while wounding another worker, officials said.

A policeman escorting a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive northwest was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today, the latest in a series of targeted attacks against medical workers campaigning to eradicate the crippling disease.

A polio worker was today gunned down by unidentified militants while carrying out a vaccination campaign in Pakistan's restive northwest.

Islamist militants on Tuesday released seven polio workers who were kidnapped last week in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district while carrying out a vaccination campaign, officials said.

Militants kidnapped 11 Pakistani teachers involved in a polio vaccination campaign for school children on Saturday, officials said, the latest in a string of attacks on health workers trying to eradicate the deadly disease.

Gunmen on a motorbike shot dead two health workers during an anti-polio drive in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, police said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks on vaccination teams.

The Pakistani Taliban on Friday denied any involvement in attacks on polio workers, which have killed 21 people since December, but confirmed it opposed the vaccination as "un-Islamic."

Gunmen shot to death a policeman protecting a team of female polio workers in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, the latest in a series of attacks on people working on the UN-backed vaccination campaign, police said.

Gunmen riding on a motorcycle shot and killed a police officer escorting polio workers during a U.N.-backed vaccination campaign in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, the police said.

Under police guard, thousands of health workers pressed on with a polio immunization program Thursday after nine were killed elsewhere in Pakistan by suspected militants who oppose the vaccination campaign.

A senior health official says gunmen have killed four women working on a government polio vaccination campaign in the Pakistan's largest city, Karachi.