Two police officers protecting polio workers in Pakistan shot dead

The attackers, travelling on a motorcycle, opened fire on a police car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.Published On 3 Nov 20263 Nov 2026Gunmen have shot dead two police officers protecting polio vaccination teams in northwestern Pakistan, a day after four officers protecting polio workers were kidnapped.The attackers, travelling on a motorcycle, opened fire on a police car in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Tuesday. A third officer was injured in the attack, which occurred as the officers were travelling to a nearby village to protect polio vaccination teams.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3How Kenyan volunteers hunt polio’s hidden traillist 2 of 3Trump cuts WHO off from Gavi vaccine alliance fundinglist 3 of 3Yemen’s health system could collapse in some areas, minister warnsend of list“Two police personnel were martyred and another was injured in the attack. However, no polio vaccination staff were present in the police vehicle,” police official Ali Rehman Khan told the AFP news agency.No one has claimed responsibility for the shooting, but similar attacks have regularly been carried out by the Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, and other armed groups. These gr...