ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (NNN-APP) – A Pakistani soldier was killed in firing by unknown terrorists, in Pakistan’s north-west Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, yesterday, an army statement said.
The incident happened in North Waziristan district, where the terrorists attempted to disrupt the ongoing polio eradication campaign, by firing on members of the polio team, the military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in the statement.
“Security forces of Pakistan are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism, and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve,” the statement added.
A five-day anti-polio drive in 12 districts of the province, kicked off on Monday, with the aim to administer vaccines to over 3.5 million children under five years of age.
According to a recent report from the World Health Organisation, all the new polio cases reported in Pakistan, since Jan, 2021, are from seven polio-endemic districts in the southern part of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.– NNN-APP
