Tragedy struck in Pakistan as unidentified gunmen fatally shot a police officer on Monday who was part of the country's first polio vaccination campaign of the year. The incident occurred in Jamrud, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan. The officer was targeted while working to protect health workers administering polio vaccines to children.
Pakistan has been actively combating misinformation and resistance to polio vaccination drives, with militants falsely claiming that the campaigns are part of a Western conspiracy to harm children. Despite these challenges, the Pakistani government remains committed to eradicating polio from the country.
