Islamabad, Dec 16 || A policeman was killed in firing by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police officers said on Monday.
A polio worker was also critically injured when some unknown armed persons attacked a polio vaccination team in Shakarkhel area of Karak district of the province.
The attackers fled the scene after carrying out the attack, and a search operation was underway to arrest the culprits, police said.
Following the incident, a heavy contingent of police reached the area. Security forces cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the attack, news agency reported.
Earlier, the Pakistani government launched a fresh nationwide anti-polio campaign after cases rose to 63 so far in 2024.
As IANS reported at the start of this month, the Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH) verified the detection of the Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) in three children in different areas of the country.