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Gunmen abduct two polio vaccinators in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan district

Gunmen abduct two polio vaccinators in Pakistan’s Dera Ismail Khan district

  • Kidnapping happened ahead of nationwide anti-polio campaign which will begin on April 21 to vaccinate 45 million children
  • Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan remain only two countries where paralyzing polio virus has not been eradicated
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13 injured as roadside bomb targets anti-polio team in northwest Pakistan

13 injured as roadside bomb targets anti-polio team in northwest Pakistan

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