QUETTA: A police constable escorting a polio team was shot dead in Loralai on Thursday, police sources said.

Vaccinators were administering anti-polio drops to children at Nasarabad village in Loralai and constable Mohammad Zal was with them on security duty when assailants opened fire, the sources said.

`The constable received multiple bullet wounds causing his instant death,` they said. After the incident, local policemen announced they would not escort polio teams in protest.