KARACHI/PESHAWAR: Some unidentified gunmen gunned down four lady health workers in Karachi and one in Peshawar on Tuesday, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported on 18 December, 2012.
In addition, two co-workers of the four ill-fated women were wounded in the seemingly coordinated attacks in Karachi. Earlier on Monday, the supervisor of a polio vaccinators-team was also killed in the city, raising the toll of polio workers killed in the last 24 hours to six.
According to polic sources, the four polio vaccinators were killed at noon in Orangi Town, Landhi and Baldia Ittehad Town. They said similar weapons were used in the attacks, leading to a conclusion that they were coordinated.
Following the attacks, Sindh Health Minister Dr Sagheer Ahmed halted the polio vaccination campaign in the province for an indefinite period so that the safety of thousands of health workers was ensured. The decision was taken on the advice the World Health Organisation (WHO).
DND
