At least six police officers have been killed and nearly two dozen others wounded after an explosive device targeted their vehicle during a polio vaccination drive in northwestern Pakistan.
Officials told Al Jazeera the blast took place early morning on Monday in Bajaur, a tribal district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province neighbouring Afghanistan when Pakistan began its latest round of the vaccination campaign.
“The blast took place early in the morning when the police team went out for the polio vaccination drive. We have shifted most of the injured to a local hospital in Bajaur while critical patients were sent to Peshawar,” Bilal Faizi, spokesperson for the provincial rescue services, told Al Jazeera.
Zeeshan Salahuddin is the Director of the Centre for Regional and Global Connectivity at the Tabadlab think-tank.
He joins us live from Islamabad to discuss the latest updates.
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People of this religion are like orcs… killing enimies and each othet for reasons nobody knows
Whats insane is the fact that ANY immunization place should have to have police or security of any sort.
Peaceful ☪️ 🕋 at work !
Who their going to blame afghans. Shame.
Tera Mera rishta kya 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
All crimes makes Pakistan military in Pakistan. Pakistan Establishment is doing these things to delay the elections. Pakistani general people are good ❤️🇧🇩 I love Imran Khan ❤️🇧🇩… but Pakistan military is most evil military in the world. They stand against Palestine and support Israel.
Peacefool🤡☪️
Pakistani and logic are two parallel line who meets only at infinity
Lol lol the Muslim religion is so peaceful 😅😅😅😅😅!
Hence the reason why you're disliked by western cultures!
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Qatar should give free visas to Pakistanis
Peace community 6×72 hoor = 432 hoor , 🥹🤩😍
🇧🇩Bangladesh election did not take place, Hasina stole votes, people of Bangladesh do not want Hasina😡
Shortage of virgins in heaven, there is a waiting list.
Pakistan🇵🇰 have border disputes with India & China.
make border agreement & keep peace!
Isreal wants to spread polio in poliostan.
Pakistan always crusial
This is Pakistan
The Religion of peace always delivers 😂
Americans are supporting ISIS.
Pakistani think polio vaccine make them impotent 😂😂
A wicked messenger brings disaster, but a faithful mmessenger gives refreshment.
Isi Pak army fund to terrorist to attack indian army.but terrorist 😂😂😂first test on our people.
Qatar help Pakistan
Here we go, peacful religion strike again.😂
Polio vaccine? 🤥🤥🤥🤥
religion of peace
Islam again
Islam again
Ola hu uber…ullah hu uber😂😂
Polio vaccine and conspiracy of polio vaccine among muslim is very old😂 😂
deported to jannat near 72 hoors😂😂😂😂😂
Allah is not merciful.
Poor pakistan people suffering alot because of corrupt gov.officials.
Pakistan don't have daylight savings because the last time they turned their clocks back they turned them back 500 years 😂
Non-believers do not abuse a religion or claim a religion to be at fault. Rather or instead, blame the perpetrators or oppressors as they can be from any religion as we are also from different religions. 😢