Pakistan reports new cases, policeman killed in polio drive

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani health official says two new polio cases have been reported in the country’s northwest despite efforts against the crippling disease.
The announcement came as gunmen killed a policeman escorting polio workers in Buner, a town in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday.
Health official Kamran Ali Afridi, says the two new cases were recorded in the regions of Bannu and North Waziristan the previous day.
Also on Tuesday, gunmen in Bannu killed