The person who opened fire at the polio worker, follow­ing an argume­nt, has been identi­fied as Zubair KhanWajid Khan, a union council polio worker, was gunned down on Monday in Mohmand tribal district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). According to initial details, the person who opened fire at the polio worker following an argument early morning was identified as Zubair Khan. Wajid performing polio monitoring duty after the end of a polio eradication campaign in the area confirmed Mohmand tribal district polio officer Dr Shabbir Khan. “Wajid learnt at Zubair’s house that the latter has refused to let the polio teams tried to administer polio drops to his children. The killed polio worker tried to convince him and in doing so, the two exchanged harsh words,” said the officials.

Source: The Express Tribune April 08, 2019 11:48 UTC