Two polio workers kidnapped in K-P's Tank district

Two polio workers were abducted by armed assailants in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa's Tank district on Monday, during an ongoing anti-polio vaccination campaign.

According to police, the victims were identified as Sifatullah, (COMNet Staff), and Hizbullah, a volunteer polio worker. They were carrying out their duties when the incident took place in the tribal subdivision of Jandola.

The district administration condemned the abduction and a case has been registered against unknown perpetrators. A search operation has been launched to locate and safely recover the kidnapped workers.

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In 2024 alone, at least 20 people were killed and 53 others injured in similar incidents during polio vaccination drives in K-P.