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Published 18 Jun, 2014 01:51pm

North Waziristan IDPs take shelter in Bannu

Some 62,000 people are believed to have fled North Waziristan ahead of the military operation Zarb-i-Azb, government figures said. Although many consider the actual figure to be much greater.

The government is building camps just outside Bannu, but in the blistering summer heat — 47 degrees C on June 16 — refugees are avoiding coming to these because of a lack of shade, electricity and running water.

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