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Displaced women clutch their national ID cards as they wait to register at a centre in Mardan district, North West Frontier Province. © UNHCR/A.Rummery
Hundreds of thousands displaced by fighting in Pakistan highlands
Saturday, 09 May. 2009
UNHCR says there is a situation of "massive displacement" in north-west Pakistan, as fighting between the armed forces and militants spreads.
Saturday, 09 May. 2009
UNHCR says there is a situation of "massive displacement" in north-west Pakistan, as fighting between the armed forces and militants spreads.
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