K & P

Gunmen kill polio team driver in Khyber Agency

Polio workers, who were preparing for three-day polio campaign starting in the region from Monday, escaped unhurt

Afp February 14, 2015

A file photo of a family member mourning the loss of a polio worker who was targeted by militants: PHOTO: REUTERS

PESHAWAR: The driver of a van carrying a two-member polio team in a tribal region near the Afghan border were shot dead by gunmen on Saturday, officials said.

The two attackers fired shots from a nearby mountain on the van in Shalman area of Khyber region where the military is battling militants.

"The two-member team was busy making preparations for the three-day polio campaign starting in the region from Monday when the two gunmen opened fire on their vehicle killing its driver on the spot," a senior local administration official Tayyab Abdullah told AFP.

The polio workers, however, escaped unhurt.

A senior health official of the district, Dr Muhammad Qasim also confirmed the incident.