Armed men kidnap three polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

Three polio vaccination workers were abducted by unidentified armed men in northwestern Pakistan during an immunisation campaign, according to police. The gunmen took the workers from the Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to an unknown location. Police identified the abducted individuals as Mir Janan, Ikram, and Khanzala. The local district administration confirmed that the team members were taken from the Sorghar area.

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Attacks and abductions targeting health workers and security escorts have repeatedly disrupted polio eradication drives in parts of Pakistan. Frontline medical teams frequently face severe security risks while trying to deliver essential drops to children in remote regions.