Tens Of Thousands Flee Pakistan Offensive -- Al Jazeera
About 100,000 people driven out of northwestern areas where military operations are under way against armed groups.
About 30,000 people have fled a major military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in a tribal area in the country's northwest, after authorities eased a curfew.
The military has deployed troops, tanks and jets in North Waziristan, on the border with Afghanistan, in a long-awaited crackdown on the Pakistani Taliban and other rebel fighters in the tribal area.
"Some 30,000 people arrived in Bannu from Mir Ali town of North Waziristan since this morning," Arshad Khan, director general of the FATA (Federally Administered Tribal Areas) Disaster Management Authority, told AFP news agency.
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More News On Today's Refugee Crisis In Waziristan, Pakistan
Pakistan army North Waziristan offensive: Thousands flee -- BBC
Panicked refugees pour out of Pakistan's troubled North Waziristan -- Reuters
Thousands flee as Pakistan attacks militants in North Waziristan -- CNN
Double exodus as civilians flee offensive in Pakistan -- Channel News Asia
At least 113,000 people have fled N Waziristan since initial air strikes in May -- Express Tribune/AFP
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