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Two policemen were killed in a gun attack in Mardan s Rustam tehsil on Wednesday, the police said. They were returning after security duty with a team of anti-polio vaccinators, according to the police. The deceased policemen were identified as Syed Ali Raza and Shakir. A heavy contingent of police reached the site. The area was cordoned off and a search was on for the perpetrators. In January, a policeman was killed in attack targeting anti-polio vaccinators in Karak. The vaccinators remained unhurt in the attack. Pakistan is one of only two countries where polio remains endemic. Attempts to stamp it out have been badly hit by opposition from militants and attacks on i.
Jun 2, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The polio-virus found to be vanished in most parts of the country in recent tests of the sewage samples, quoting sources ARY News reported on Wednesday.
According to sources, 93 percent sewage samples collected from four provinces of the country found clear of the polio-virus.
It is second instance in two months when over 90 pct sewage samples are found free from the virus of the crippling disease.
The extensive environmental surveillance established by the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme collects sewage water samples to detect the polio-virus across the country.
The sewage samples were collected and tested in the begining of last month from more than 60 places across the country, sources said.