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Whilst huge numbers of people are continuing to flee from Swat Valley and other conflict-hit areas in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), a few are heading back in the other direction to tend to their crops.  Read more... (387 words, 1 image, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Waiting for food

The UN plans to issue on Friday another Flash Appeal for more funds to care for the displaced people. At a news briefing in New York, spokesperson Marie Okabe gave no figure for the amount being sought, saying it will be based on the needs of the UN agencies engaged in the relief work. Soon after the Pakistani military launched operations to flush out Taliban militants, the UN called for $150 million to meet humanitarian needs of the tens of thousands of fleeing civilians.  Read more... (380 words, 1 image, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

IDPs Camp

Mardan, about 70km northwest of Peshawar, capital of the NWFP, is the first place those fleeing volatile areas like Buner, Swat and Lower Dir come to, and the government has established three camps in the district – Jalala, Sheikh Yasin and Sheikh Shahzad.  Read more... (393 words, 1 image, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

Several internally displaced persons (IDPs) belonging to lower parts of Buner district left for their homes after the provincial government declared these areas secured on Friday.  Read more... (193 words, 0 images, estimated 46 secs reading time)

IDP Registration Point:

22 Registration points have been established out of which 15 registration points in District Mardan and 07 in District Swabi. Each registration point has 15 to 20 Registration counters including separate counter for females and special persons.

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Displaced Family with few possesssions

Authorities in Pakistan say they are mobilizing to receive as many as half a million people newly displaced by fighting in and around the Swat Valley.The army said its “full-scale” assault had killed more than 170 militants in 24 hours, with the loss of 10 troops.  With Pakistani jets and helicopters pounding the Swat Valley and neighboring districts, the UN says the area threatens to become the scene of one of the world’s biggest displacement crises.  Read more... (478 words, 2 images, estimated 1:55 mins reading time)