Our Correspondent
Swabi
Two polio workers were killed on Wednesday when their team came under attack in Swabi’s Parmoli area.
According to Swabi’s District Police Officer Imran Shahid, unidentified men opened fire at the polio team while they were on duty.
As a result of the firing, a lady health worker was killed on the spot while another was severely injured, the DPO said.
The injured lady health worker was rushed to the Kalu Khan Hospital. She was later shifted to the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, where she succumbed to her injuries during the course of treatment, according to LRH Medical Director Dr Khalid Masood.
Police have collected three bullet shells from the site of the shooting, the DPO said, adding that security in the area where the incident occurred was not on high alert.
