Pakistan Polio Workers

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  6 Cops Deployed For Polio Vaccination Duty Killed In Bomb Blast In Pakistan

  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.

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  Polio Vaccination Team Fired At In Pakistan's Balochistan Province

  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.

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  Multiple Attacks On Vaccination Teams Leaves Pakistan Workers On Edge

  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.

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  Pak Army Chief Confirms Death Sentence Of 10 Terrorists

  Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif today confirmed death sentence handed down to 10 terrorists by military courts for their involvement in killing civilians, polio workers and armed forces personnel.

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  7 Pakistani Policemen Killed During Anti-Polio Drive

  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.

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  Pakistan Polio Drive Postponed Till Next Week

  A four-day drive against polio scheduled to be launched in Pakistan's Sindh province had to be postponed until November due to the refusal by police to provide security to polio workers, the media reported today.

• Bomb Kills Polio Vaccinator in North West Pakistan: Officials

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

• Attack on Polio Team Kills One Policeman in North West Pakistan

  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.

• Woman polio worker killed in northwest Pakistan

  Unknown gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a woman polio worker in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province today, killing her on the spot.

• One polio worker gunned down in Pakistan

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

• Kidnapped Pakistani polio workers released

  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.

• Pakistan militants kidnap 11 teachers in polio vaccination campaign

  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 kill two polio workers in Pakistan

  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.

• World Health Organisation cancels polio drive after gunmen kill two workers in Pakistan

  The World Health Organisation (WHO) suspended its polio eradication campaign in Pakistan's Peshawar today after two young workers were shot as they administered drops, the latest attack aimed at the UN-backed operation.

• Pakistani Taliban deny anti-polio attacks

  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."