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Suspected militants kill police officer assigned to guard polio team as nationwide campaign begins
Police said the attack was the first this year on security for polio teams, and a search operation was launched after the shooting.
- On Monday, April 13, 2026, unidentified assailants killed one police officer and injured four others in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while providing security for a polio vaccination team in the Chapri Waziran area.
- The attack occurred on the first day of a nationwide immunization drive aiming to vaccinate over 45 million children, a program frequently targeted by militants in K-P and Balochistan.
- Security forces retaliated immediately, with Kohat Deputy Inspector General Irfan Tariq reporting "reports of two terrorists' deaths as a result." The martyred officer was identified as Israrul Haq.
- K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi strongly condemned the "cowardly act," directing authorities to provide medical care for the injured and support to the bereaved family of the slain officer.
- Hangu Police officials confirmed the vaccination campaign will continue as scheduled, stating that "terrorists cannot demoralise the nation" as Pakistan persists in its polio eradication efforts.
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Suspected militants kill police officer assigned to guard polio team as nationwide campaign begins
Suspected militants have opened fire on a vehicle carrying police officers assigned to protect polio workers in northwestern Pakistan, killing one of them and wounding four others.
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