The incident occurred in Swabi district bordering Punjab Province.
The District Coordinator for Expanded Program on Immunisation was on his way to office when unknown motorcyclists intercepted his car near Zaida bypass killing him on the spot and injuring his driver, said Javed Iqbal Wazir, District Police Officer in Swabi.
Polio teams have often been attacked in the country by militants who see vaccination campaigns as cover for espionage besides a perception about polio drops causing infertility.
Pakistan is one of only three countries along with Afghanistan and Nigeria where the polio virus is still endemic.
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