A policeman guarding a polio vaccination team was shot dead by unidentified armed men, here on Monday. According to police sources, unknown gunmen riding on motorcycles attacked polio eradication team in Orangi Town No 4 area of the metropolis, killing policeman Tabbasum. However, none of the health team member was harmed.
Inspector General Sindh Police (IGP) Ghulam Haider Jamali told media persons the killers of the policemen were identified and soon they would be punished according to the law. The vaccination campaign was stopped in District West. Anti-polio drive is being carried out in three districts, including Malir, West and East during which a target of inoculating 876,290 children below age of five has been set.
In district East, polio drops will be administered to 231,963 children in 23 union councils, 419,505 children in 30 union councils of District West and 224,822 children in 19 UCs of Malir District. Meanwhile, additional IG has recommended three-day ban on pillion riding across the city for better security arrangements for polio teams.
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