Militant Attack Kills Pakistan Anti-Polio Officer Near Afghan Border
ISLAMABAD - Gunmen in northwestern Pakistan Friday ambushed and killed a senior health official who was coordinating anti-polio efforts in a turbulent region bordering Afghanistan.
Authorities said the shooting in the militancy-hit Bajaur district also injured a police guard for the slain polio program coordinator, medical doctor Abdul Rehman.
No group immediately took responsibility for the deadly assault