A female worker of anti-polio immunisation campaign was gunned down and another injured on Thursday in Balochistan's Chaman. Assistant Commissioner Syed Sami Agha told reporters that unidentified suspects opened fire at the immunisation team in Sultan Zai, a city near the shared border with Afghanistan. The suspects managed to flee after the shooting. He said both victims were shifted to District Headquarters Hospital.
The vaccination campaign in the area has been suspended and security forces cordoned off the attack site and launched a search operation for the assailants. More than 2.5 million children in Balochistan were to be administered the anti-polio vaccine during the campaign.
As many as 10,356 teams were deployed to vaccinate children. Apart from the 8,829 mobile teams, 951 fixed points and 576 transit points had also been set up all over Balochistan to ensure that all children are administered anti-polio drops.
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