Politics & Government
Akhtar Mina, 8, lies with a broken leg, the result of a mortar hitting her home in Gut Peochar, Swat, at the District Headquarters hospital, Mardan. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Children have to share a bed in an overcrowded children's ward at the District Headquarters hospital, Mardan. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Sohail Khan, 13, shows his shrapnel wound in his stomach, at the District Headquarters hospital, Mardan. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Volunteers hand out food and drink in Totalai village, Buner, to those fleeing the fighting in the district. Pakistan's army is fighting to regain control over Buner from Islamic extremists-- but paying no heed to the plight of civilians, according to residents fleeing the conflict. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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People load on to a pick-up truck near Chinglai village, Buner, fleeing the fighting in the district. Pakistan's army is fighting to regain control over Buner from Islamic extremists-- but paying no heed to the plight of civilians, according to residents fleeing the conflict. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Buner residents say the military is making indiscriminate use of air power and artillery. Pakistan's army is fighting to regain control over Buner from Islamic extremists-- but paying no heed to the plight of civilians, according to residents fleeing the conflict. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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A villager in Chinglai, Buner, watches as a truck passes loaded with people and their possession fleeing the fighting in the district. Pakistan's army is fighting to regain control over Buner from Islamic extremists-- but paying no heed to the plight of civilians, according to residents fleeing the conflict. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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Zaroon Mohammad, his family and cattle, pass near Chinglai village, Buner, to escape the fighting in the district. Pakistan's army is fighting to regain control over Buner from Islamic extremists-- but paying no heed to the plight of civilians, according to residents fleeing the conflict. (Saeed Shah/MCT)
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