A Pakistani policeman was shot dead and another officer was hurt while guarding a polio vaccination team on Saturday, police said, in an attack claimed by the local Taliban a day after they called off a ceasefire with the government.

Pakistani Taliban kill policeman after calling off truce

As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and Pakistan have already reached out with aid and discussions of future assistance.

As West ponders aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan quick to provide relief

The bombings killed a local government official and four policemen in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal area bordering Afghanistan

Pakistan: 6 dead in bomb explosion near Afghanistan border