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Pakistan -- Displaced families flee from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, 19Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Dera Ismail Khan : Internally displaced Pakistani families, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, transport their belongings through a security post in Dera Ismail Khan on October 19, 2009.

Pakistan -- Paramilitary soldiers detain suspects who crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan, at Chaman railway station in Chaman, 20Oct2009 - Caption: epa01903785 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers detain suspects who crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan, at Chaman railway station in Chaman, Pakistan, 20 October 2009. Security has been intensified across the country after Pakistani Army began ground offensive against Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents in the Pakistan's lawless South Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border.

Pakistan -- Policemen escort two suspected members of the country's feared Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to a court room in Karachi, 20Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Karachi : Pakistani policemen escort two suspected members of the country's feared Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to a court room in Karachi on October 20, 2009.

Pakistan -- Afghan refugees, students of the Islamic Madrassa, receive free traditional bread from a baker in Chaman, 16Oct2009 - Caption: epa01899614 Afghan refugees, pupils of the Islamic Madrassa, receive free traditional bread from a baker in Chaman, Pakistan, 16 October 2009. The world observes World Food Day today 16 October. The bakers in general wait for a donation by a maecenas, which is then used to offer free bread to the students of the Koran school.

Pakistan -- A Pakistani Army soldier patrols in Dera Ismail Khan, a town of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province, 19Oct2009 - Caption: epa01902625 Pakistani Army soldier keeps watch as people displaced from lawless South Waziristan, receive financial aid worth 5000 pkr (around 40 Euros) in Dera Ismail Khan, a town of militancy-hit North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 19 October 2009. Pakistani security forces began ground offensive against Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents in the Pakistan's lawless South Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border. According to the United Nations, some 80,000 people had so far been displaced since May, when the Pakistani jets started airstrikes to soften militant positions.

Pakistan -- Investigators collect evidence at the suicide blast site at Islamic International University in Islamabad, 20Oct2009 - Pakistani investigators collect evidence at the suicide blast site at Islamic International University in Islamabad on October 20, 2009. A double suicide bombing at a university campus in Pakistan's capital killed up to seven people, including the two bombers, an administration official said.

Pakistan -- An investigator collects evidence at the suicide blast site at Islamic International University in Islamabad, 20Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Islamabad : Pakistani investigators collect evidence at the suicide blast site at Islamic International University in Islamabad on October 20, 2009. A double suicide bombing at a university campus in Pakistan's capital killed up to seven people, including the two bombers, an administration official said.

Pakistan -- Police escort blind-folded alleged Taliban militants, to a court after they were arrested in Karachi, 20Oct2009 - Caption: epa01903777 Pakistani Police escort blind-folded alleged Taliban militants, to a court after they were arrested in southern port city of Karachi, Pakistan, 20 October 2009. Police in Karachi on October 19, arrested four alleged members of banned militant outfit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (Movement of Pakistani Taliban). Pakistani security forces has already begun ground offensive against Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents in the Pakistan's lawless South Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border.

Pakistan -- Police commandos take position outside the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) after a gunmen attack in Lahore, 15Oct2009 - AKISTAN, Lahore : Pakistani police commandos take position outside the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), a criminal police building after gunmen attacked in Lahore on October 15, 2009. Eleven people, including six security officials, died after gunmen stormed three police buildings in Pakistan's eastern city Lahore on October 15

Pakistan -- A girl looks out of the window in Rawalpindi, 18Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Rawalpindi : A Pakistani girl grimaces while looking out of a window in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of capital Islamabad, on October 18, 2009. More than 100,000 people have fled South Waziristan, the lawless area on the Afghan border where Pakistan has launched a major ground assault against the Taliban.

Pakistan -- An armored personnel carrier patrols along a street in Lahore, 15Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Lahore : A Pakistani armoured personnel carrier patrols along a street in Lahore on October 15, 2009. Militants unleashed coordinated attacks on Pakistani police in which 39 people died, storming offices in Lahore and bombing a northwest station to escalate 11 days of carnage.

Pakistan -- Pakistani (L) and Afghan (behind) border security force personnel stand alert at their respective sides of the border, at Pakistani Chaman border along Afghanistan, 18Oct2009 - Caption: epa01901630 Pakistani (L) and Afghan (behind) border security force personnel stand alert at their respective sides of the border, at Pakistani Chaman border along Afghanistan, 18 October 2009. Security across the country has been intensified after Pakistani security forces have started a much-awaited ground offensive against Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents in the lawless South Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border.

Pakistan -- Policemen stand at the site of a shooting in Islamabad, 22Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Islamabad : Pakistani policemen stand at the site of a shooting in Islamabad on October 22, 2009. Gunmen riding a motorbike ambushed a military jeep in Pakistan's capital, unleashing a hail of bullets that killed a brigadier and his driver in a brazen daylight raid, officials said.

Pakistan -- Pakistani troops patrol beside internally displaced civilians fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, 21Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Dera Ismail Khan : Pakistani troops patrol beside internally displaced civilians fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, as they stand in line for their registration in Dera Ismail Khan on October 21, 2009. Pakistani troops and Taliban fighters were locked in fierce clashes in a major offensive that officials said had killed more than 100 people and uprooted 120,000. Pakistan faces its toughest military test yet against the rebels in waging the ground assault in South Waziristan, part of a lawless tribal belt where Al-Qaeda and Taliban networks are allegedly plotting attacks on the West.

Pakistan -- Pakistani troops hold their positions at check post in Shingwari. Mountains, 21Oct2009 - PAKISTAN : In this handout picture released by Inter Services Public Relations on October 21, 2009, Pakistani troops hold their positions at check post in Shingwari. Mountains, mines and fierce clashes have slowed Pakistan's advance in South Waziristan, where an assault has killed 113 militants but could take longer than expected, officials said.

Pakistan -- Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand alert at a checkpoint at Pakistani Chaman border, 21Oct2009 - Caption: epa01905008 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers stand alert at a checkpoint at Pakistani Chaman border along Afghanistan, on 21 October 2009. Security across the country has been intensified after Pakistani security forces have started a much-awaited ground offensive against Taliban and al-Qaeda insurgents in the lawless South Waziristan tribal region along the Afghan border.

Pakistan -- Internally displaced Pakistani civilians flee from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, 26Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Dera Ismail Khan : Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, wait in line for relief supplies outside a distribution point in Dera Ismail Khan on October 26, 2009. Pakistan launched a three pronged offensive in South Waziristan region near the Afghan border on October 17 and the army says 178 militants and around two dozen troops have been killed since then as some 120,000 people have already fled the army offensive in the South Waziristan.

Pakistan -- Soldiers patrol the site of an attack on an army officer in Islamabad, 22Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Islamabad : Pakistani soldiers patrol the site of an attack on an army officer in Islamabad on October 22, 2009. Gunmen riding a motorbike ambushed a military jeep in Pakistan's capital, unleashing a hail of bullets that killed a brigadier and his driver in a brazen daylight raid, officials said.

Pakistan -- Security officials and rescuers gather at a bomb blast site in Peshawar, 23Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Peshawar : Pakistani security officials and rescuers gather at a bomb blast site in Peshawar on October 23, 2009. Bombers targeted an air force base and later an upmarket restaurant in Pakistan, unleashing fresh bloodshed in a 19-day wave of attacks that has left nearly 200 people dead.

Pakistan -- A girl who was injured in a landmine blast that hit a passenger bus in tribal region of Mohmand, is rushed to a local hospital in Peshawar, 23Oct2009 - Caption: epa01907884 A girl who was injured in a landmine blast that hit a passenger bus in Pakistan's tribal region of Mohmand, is rushed to a local hospital in Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Pakistan on 23 October 2009. At least 18 civilians including women and children died when a landmine exploded next to a bus in Mohmand tribal agency.

Pakistan -- Soldiers detain a suspect at the site of a car bomb blast in Peshawar, 23Oct2009 - Caption: epa01907640 Paramilitary soldiers detain a suspect at the site of a car bomb blast in Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) in Pakistan on 23 October 2009. A remote-controlled bomb planted in a car, exploded on 23 October 2009 in Peshawar and injured nine people. In another attack, a suicide bomber killed seven people and wounded more than a dozen outside the Pakistan Air Force's main production and maintenance facility in the eastern province of Punjab

Pakistan -- Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, queue for relief food outside a distribution point in Paharpur village, 23Oct2009 - Del330559 PAKISTAN, Paharpur : Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, queue for relief food outside a distribution point in Paharpur village some 40 km from Dera Ismail Khan on October 23, 2009. Pakistani troops and Taliban militants have been locked in intense clashes on the sixth day of a major military assault in the tribal belt which has killed more than 150 people. Around 30,000 troops are taking part in the offensive against an estimated 10-12,000 militants in the semi-autonomous and lawless tribal belt. Relief workers say that more than 120,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.

Pakistan -- A Pakistani man (C) holds a baby as another man (L) is seen behind a window car passing by in a street at sunset in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of capital Islamabad, 22Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Rawalpindi : A Pakistani man (C) holds a baby as another man (L) is seen behind a window car passing by in a street at sunset in Rawalpindi, on the outskirts of capital Islamabad, on October 22, 2009. The insurgency-hit country is fearing fresh attacks in a month that has left around 185 people dead as troops pressed a major offensive against Taliban networks.

Pakistan -- A Pakistani policeman stands guard as students leave school in Karachi on 26Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Karachi : A Pakistani policeman stands guard as students leave school in Karachi on October 26,2009. Pakistan partially reopened schools shut nationwide following a suicide attack on a university campus and a spike in Taliban-linked attacks in which nearly 200 people have died this month.

Pakistan -- Police commandos stand guard outside the house of army office after an attack in Islamabad, 27Oct2009 - PAKISTAN, Islamabad : Pakistani police commandos stand guard outside the house of army office after an attack in Islamabad on October 27, 2009. Gunmen riding a motorbike sprayed bullets into the car of an army brigadier in Pakistan's capital Islamabad for a second time in less than a week, police said.