QUETTA: A polio worker woman was injured by unknown men at Nawan Killi area of provincial capital on Monday.

According to police sources, the victim namely Shazia was on way to Nawan Killi to administer to children under age of five years when unidentified men riding a motorcycle attacked on her with knives, leaving her injured on the spot and fled away from the scene. The injured was rushed to civil hospital for medical aid.

Police and law enforcement agencies reached the site and cordoned off the entire area and started efforts to arrest suspects. Further investigation was underway.