LANDI KOTAL: A polio worker was gunned down in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on Saturday.

Officials said that anti-polio campaign supervisor Ghilaf Khan, 35, was administering polio vaccine at a government-run dispensary in the Ghundi area when he was attacked by armed men riding a motorcycle.

“Ghilaf Khan received critical injuries and breathed his last on way to hospital,” an official said.

Assistant Political Agent Jahangir Azam Wazir described the incident as “very unfortunate”.

He said eight suspects were arrested and 10 motorbikes impounded during a search operation after the attack.