Pakistan

Firing on polio team vehicle leaves doctor, cop injured at Bajaur

ISLAMABAD: A doctor and a policeman were injured when unknown assailants opened fire on a vehicle deployed for anti-polio campaign in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday.

According to police and rescue officials, the incident took place when the vehicle was returning from District Headquarters Hospital Khar in Turkho area of Mamond tehsil, the official news agency reported.

The injured were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital for immediate medical assistance.

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