Monday, March 10, 2025
spot_img

Second Pak polio worker dies

Date:

Share post:

spot_img
spot_img

Islamabad: A second woman health worker injured in an attack on a polio vaccination team last month died in a hospital in Peshawar city of northwest Pakistan on Friday.

Sumbal Bibi sustained bullet injuries when the vaccination team was attacked by suspected militants at Badabher, a suburb of Peshawar, on May 28. She succumbed to her injuries in Lady Reading Hospital.

The attack had prompted the World Health Organisation to suspend its vaccination campaign in Peshawar. (PTI)

spot_img
spot_img

Related articles

Govt extends duty-free import of yellow peas to keep inflation in check

New Delhi, March 9 : The Government has extended the duty-free import of yellow peas by three months...

DMK calls for nationwide opposition to delimitation exercise

Chennai, March 9:The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has decided to mobilise political parties across India to oppose the...

Telangana tunnel tragedy: Cadaver dogs identify human presence under rubble

Hyderabad, March 9 (IANS) The 15-day-long operation to trace eight missing people inside the partially collapsed SLBC tunnel...

Always at forefront of protecting animals: PM Modi on opening of India’s 58th Tiger Reserve

New Delhi, March 9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated the establishment of the country's 58th and...