LANDI KOTAL: A polio worker was gunned down in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on Saturday.

Officials said that antipolio campaign supervisor Ghilaf Khan, 35, was administering polio vaccine at a government-run dispensary in the Ghundi area when he was attacked by armed men riding a motorcycle.

`Ghilaf Khan received critical injuries and breathed his last on way to hospital, an official said.

Assistant Political Agent Jahangir Azam Wazir described the incident as `very unfortunate`.

He said eight suspects were arrested and 10 motorbikes impounded during a search operation after the attack.