Haven't seen one in my Globe since:
"Four health workers slain in Pakistan" by Salman Masood, New York Times November 27, 2014
ISLAMABAD — Unidentified gunmen killed four health workers taking part in an anti-polio campaign in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, highlighting the challenge the country faces in stopping the spread of the virus.
Just as peace talks were breaking out, huh?
And by now it has become clear that diseases and vaccination campaigns are to enrich pharmaceuticals if not poison the local populace. Has nothing to do with good will anymore.
Pakistan is one of three countries in the world, along with Afghanistan and Nigeria, where polio remains endemic. But even as Nigeria has managed to halt any rise in new cases, the virus has spread at alarming rates in Pakistan, with 260 new cases reported so far this year, compared with 64 at the same point in 2013, according to Global Polio Eradication Initiative statistics.
Although Pakistani officials have reaffirmed their commitment to halting the virus, immunization efforts have been deeply hampered by political chaos and militant violence.
Immunization workers have repeatedly come under fire by Pakistani militants, and that appeared to be the case again Wednesday, though no group claimed responsibility. Militants have widely viewed immunization workers as potential spies and agents of the West.
It's a real powder keg, yeah!
The police said the attack happened around 10 a.m. on the eastern outskirts of Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province, which has been wracked by sectarian violence and a long and brutal war between Baluch separatists and the military and its allied militias.
I'm starting to wonder who might ultimately be behind such things.
The vaccination campaign in Quetta and the surrounding district was immediately halted after the attack, but officials said it would continue in other districts of Baluchistan.
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An ongoing military campaign against militants in the North Waziristan tribal region has factored in as well, causing a huge flood of refugees out of an area that had many polio cases.
On Wednesday, local officials said a US drone strike in the northwestern tribal region of North Waziristan had killed at least five people suspected of being militants....
Related: Drones Fined With U.S. Government
All part of the drone wars, ‘‘an industry that’s begging to be regulated.’’
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You can decide for yourself whether the Globe coverage of Pakistan is up to snuff.
NEXT DAY UPDATE:
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Sunday Globe Special UPDATE: Pakistan kills senior Al Qaeda leader wanted by FBI
