Pakistan, Sept. 22 -- Two policemen were martyred on Tuesday while protecting a polio vaccination team in Noshki, Balochistan. Armed attackers opened fire on the officers during the ongoing vaccination campaign. The female health workers remained safe during the attack, according to police.

Noshki City SHO Munawar Zaman said the officers guarded female polio workers. The team was participating in a week-long vaccination campaign across Balochistan. Motorcycle-borne attackers fired at the policemen before fleeing the area.

Police said the attackers took the weapons belonging to the martyred officers. Authorities suspended the anti-polio campaign in the affected area following the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the atta...