Two policemen deployed on security of polio teams were martyred as unidentified assailants opened fire at them in Lower Dir, police said Wednesday.
“The policemen were on their way to a basic health unit when they were targeted,” Lower Dir Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Saeedur Rehman said, adding that the incident took place in Maidan area of the city. No officials from the polio vaccination team were hurt as they were at a distance, he said.
The police official said a search operation has been launched to find those responsible for the deaths. “According to initial reports, the suspects managed to escape from the scene,” he added. Around 22,925 teams have been constituted to vaccinate 6.75 million children below the age of five in the five-day polio campaign currently underway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
