PESHAWAR: A Levies personnel was shot dead in Badan area of Bajaur Agency on Monday when he was returning home after providing security to a polio vaccination team.
According to details, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the security personnel, killing him instantly. The area was cordoned off after the attack and a search operation was launched.
With the first polio-virus case recorded in the province in over a year, officials involved in the anti-polio campaigns have decided to further focus their activities to get rid of the crippling virus.