Pakistan polio vaccination suspended after killing

By Riaz Khan, Nahal Toosi

Published May 28, 2013 4:00am ET

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Pakistan polio vaccination suspended after killing — People comfort a family member of a female polio worker who was killed by unknown gunmen, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, May 28, 2013. Police say gunmen in Pakistan have shot dead a female polio worker and wounded another in the northwest, police said. (AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad) | Mohammad Sajjad

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities suspended a four-day polio vaccination program Tuesday after gunmen shot dead a female polio worker and wounded another, officials said, in a blow to the U.N.-backed campaign aimed at eradicating the crippling disease from this violence-torn country.

Such attacks have made it harder for Pakistan to join the vast majority of nations declared polio-free.

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