PAKISTAN POLIO
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Health
Pakistan begins anti-polio drive targeting 44 million children
Islamabad, Jan 16 (EFE).- Pakistan began its first anti-polio campaign of the year, targeting 44.2 million children under the age…
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Pakistani soldier killed in another attack on polio vaccination team
Islamabad, Oct 27 (EFE).- A security officer guarding a polio vaccination team was shot dead on Thursday in a fresh…
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Policeman killed in attack on polio vaccination team in Pakistan
Multan, Pakistan, Oct 25 (EFE).- A policeman guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province was shot dead…
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2 Pakistani cops killed in attack against polio vaccination team
Islamabad, Aug 16 (EFE).- Two police officers accompanying a polio vaccination team were on Tuesday killed in an attack by…
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Conflicts & War
Two cops, polio vaccinator shot dead in Pakistan
Islamabad, June 28 (EFE).- A polio immunizer and two escorting police officers were killed by suspected militants Tuesday in northwest…
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Pakistan begins anti-polio drive amid resurgence in cases
Islamabad, Jun 27 (EFE).- Pakistan started anti-polio drive Monday covering 67 very high-risk districts for polio, while at least 10…
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Bill Gates visits Pakistan, says nearing end-game against polio
Islamabad, Feb 17 (EFE).- Co-founder of Microsoft and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said during his first-ever visit to Pakistan that…
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2 police officers killed in Pakistan during polio vaccination drive
Islamabad, Jun 9 (EFE).- Two police officers were shot dead on Wednesday for providing security to a polio vaccination team…
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