Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what's happening around some of the day's most notable stories. TODAY:A drive to eradicate polio in Pakistan this week has sparked killings, arson and public hysteria. Pakistani police officers salute during a funeral in Bannu on Tuesday for a colleague who was shot while escorting polio workers during a three-day nationwide vaccination campaign. There were also suggestions that health workers were in fact foreign-paid spies, collecting information for U.S. military bombings and drone strikes. The group has since waged a campaign of arson, shootings and roadside bombings targeting hospitals, health workers and their police escorts.

Source: CBC News April 25, 2019 18:11 UTC