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250,000 flee Waziristan ahead of freshly launched offensive: UNHCR |
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has
said over 250,000 people have fled South Waziristan in the wake of the military
offensive against the Taliban, that was finally launched this morning. According
to the UNHCR, over 80,000 displaced people from South Waziristan had been registered
by local authorities in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank areas of the NWFP by September.
“While some of the movement from South Waziristan may be seasonal migration, most
families say they are fleeing expected bombardments,” The Dawn quoted UNHCR spokesman
Andrej Mahecic, as saying. “If full-scale military operations are launched, the
numbers of displaced people are likely to rise significantly,” he added. According
to the report, local authorities have begun registering new arrivals, with more
than 800 families registered over the past three days. Earlier this year, more
than two million Pakistanis were displaced by a military offensive between the
Pakistan Army and the Taliban insurgents in the NWFP. |
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