Levies and police sources confirmed, that a polio team came under attack while on duty in the Sultanzai border area. Two assailants on motorbikes opened fire upon the team killing one polio worker identified as Nasreen, 35, and seriously injuring another, Rashida, 24.
Both victims were shifted to a local hospital for medico-legal formalities and treatment.
The incident comes amid a nationwide vaccination drive that was launched on April 23.
Levies sources said, the attackers fled the scene, and a search was underway to track them down.
Health authorities suspended the polio drive in the remote area following the incident.
Meanwhile, Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan condemned the attack and ordered an inquiry into the incident. He said that saboteurs will fail in their nefarious designs to disrupt the polio drive. He ordered to beef up security for polio workers.
Meanwhile, National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri also condemned the attack on the polio team in Chaman and expressed his sympathy with the victim’s family. He said, cowardly acts by terrorists would not deter their resolve and the drive will continue as planned.
