SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Jamrud, Khyber District area, Pakistan on Sat 7th December 2024

Suspected terrorists on December 7 issued death threats to a polio worker in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, asking him to stop what they declared improper activity, reports Dawn. Operational officer for the Polio Initiative Programme in the Ghundi union council Mirzali Khan said that after he left home in Gudar area at around 9pm for the Jamrud civil hospital, two masked men on a motorcycle intercepted him. He added that one of those men, carrying a pistol, threatened to shoot him in the head if he continued to administer polio drops to children. The polio worker said that the two men later fled into nearby mountains. He said that he reported the incident to the Jamrud Police and his personal supervisor. Mirzali said though he had been threatened for the first time, residents of Gudar and adjoining areas had reported frequent movement of suspected terrorists after sunset. Local health officials involved in the Polio Initiative Programme confirmed the incident and said that they were in contact with the police to seek better security for vaccinators and other polio team members.