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Pakistan girl Azeemat Shan Bibi (R), waits for her medical check-up ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Pakistan girl Azeemat Shan Bibi (R), waits for her medical check-up with a doctor (L) at an army field camp hospital for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing eight militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

A man with henna-dyed beard, fleeing a military offensive in ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man with henna-dyed beard, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, waits with others for handouts at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing eight militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, stand ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, stand in a queue to wait for their turn for food handouts at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing eight militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, sit on ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, sit on the ground while they wait for food handouts at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ghawar Khan, 60, who is fleeing a military offensive in South ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:24:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ghawar Khan, 60, who is fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, lies on ground after a road accident as people help to carry him to an army field camp hospital for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Mustansar Baloch (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, sort ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Men, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, sort out tents at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Hazrat Ali, 80, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Hazrat Ali, 80, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, lies under an X-Ray machine at the army field camp hospital for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT HEALTH)

Rabiya, 6, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:59:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Rabiya, 6, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, waits with her father at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 7, 2009. Security forces consolidated their positions in the Pakistani Taliban's main base of Makeen, in South Waziristan, killing 8 militants there and four in a clash in another part of the region, the military said. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A man is silhouetted while cleaning a hotel window with Karachi's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man is silhouetted while cleaning a hotel window with Karachi's Frere Hall (L) seen in the background November 7, 2009. The building, used as a town hall during the days of the British Raj, now hosts a library and art gallery. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN SOCIETY CITYSCAPE)

Pakistani soldiers are seen patrolling in Rawalpindi, a few ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:24:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani soldiers are seen patrolling in Rawalpindi, a few days ago. Taliban militants have killed three Pakistani soldiers in an assault on a check post in the northwest as the military pressed its ground and air offensive, according to officials. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Model Mehreen Sayed takes to the catwalk with a creation by ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Model Mehreen Sayed takes to the catwalk with a creation by Pakistani designer Feeha Noor Jamshed labeled Teejays during Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi on November 6, 2009. The four day long event, which was rescheduled twice due to security concerns, features over 30 Pakistani designers, organizers said. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN FASHION)

A model takes to the catwalk with a creation by Pakistani designer ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A model takes to the catwalk with a creation by Pakistani designer Feeha Noor Jamshed labeled Teejays during Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi on November 6, 2009. The four day long event, which was rescheduled twice due to security concerns, features over 30 Pakistani designers, organizers said. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN FASHION)

Model Iraj takes to the catwalk with a creation by top Pakistani ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Model Iraj takes to the catwalk with a creation by top Pakistani designer Rizwan Beyg during Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi on November 6, 2009. The four day long event, which was rescheduled twice due to security concerns, features over 30 Pakistani designers, organizers said. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN FASHION)

Model Nadia Ali is seen wearing a creation by top Pakistani ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Model Nadia Ali is seen wearing a creation by top Pakistani designer Rizwan Beyg during Fashion Pakistan Week in Karachi on November 6, 2009. The four day long event, which was rescheduled twice due to security concerns, features over 30 Pakistani designers, organizers said. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (PAKISTAN FASHION)

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (2nd-R) celebrates with captain Younus ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (2nd-R) celebrates with captain Younus Khan (R) and another teammate after the dismissal of New Zealand's Ross Taylor. New Zealand made 303-8 in their allotted 50 overs after winning the toss and electing to bat against Pakistan in the second day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

Pakistan troops seize a Taliban militant during an ongoing military ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan troops seize a Taliban militant during an ongoing military offensive in the tribal district of South Waziristan, November 2. A Pakistani brigadier has escaped assassination in the third gun attack targeting army officers in the capital since the military launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the northwest. Photo:/AFP

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers guard the site where gunmen ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani paramilitary soldiers guard the site where gunmen attacked an army officer in Islamabad. A Pakistani brigadier escaped assassination in the third gun attack targeting army officers in the capital since the military launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the northwest. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Map locating Islamabad. A Pakistani brigadier has escaped assassination ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:49:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating Islamabad. A Pakistani brigadier has escaped assassination in the third gun attack targeting army officers in the capital since the military launched a major offensive against the Taliban in the northwest. Photo:/AFP

Map showing Islamabad in Pakistan where gunmen on a motorbike ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map showing Islamabad in Pakistan where gunmen on a motorbike wounded an army brigadier and soldier in a drive-by shooting. Photo:/AFP

A Pakistani motorcyclist rides past shattered glass at the site ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:39:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Pakistani motorcyclist rides past shattered glass at the site where gunmen attacked an army officer in Islamabad. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Pakistan's middle-order batsman Shoaib Malik, seen here in September. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan's middle-order batsman Shoaib Malik, seen here in September. Pakistan brought back Malik after New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat in the second day-night international at Abu Dhabi Stadium on Friday. Photo:Prakash Singh/AFP

Map locating Hasan Abdal in Pakistan. Roads were closed, shops ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:40:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map locating Hasan Abdal in Pakistan. Roads were closed, shops shuttered and police on guard in Hasan Abdal, near Pakistan's capital, as about 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims defied advice to honour the founder of the faith. Photo:/AFP

Pakistani police commandos on alert in Islamabad in October. ...

(AFP) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani police commandos on alert in Islamabad in October. Gunmen on a motorbike on Friday wounded an army brigadier and soldier in Pakistan's capital Islamabad before escaping in the third such attack in two weeks, officials said. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

Pakistan captain Younus Khan at a press conference in Karachi ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:15:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan captain Younus Khan at a press conference in Karachi in October 2009. Younus believes victory against New Zealand is within his team's grasp when the two teams meet in the second day-night international of their current series Photo:Asif Hassan/AFP

Pakistan soldiers enter a Taliban militant hideout during an ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan soldiers enter a Taliban militant hideout during an ongoing military offensive in the tribal district of South Waziristan. Suspected US missiles on Thursday killed five militants in Pakistan's Al-Qaeda-infested tribal belt, where the army said it killed 28 militants in fierce fighting with homegrown Taliban. Photo:/AFP

Pakistani soldiers on patrol in North Waziristan. Suspected ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:08:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani soldiers on patrol in North Waziristan. Suspected US missiles on Thursday killed five militants in Pakistan's Al-Qaeda-infested tribal belt, where the army said it killed 28 militants in fierce fighting with homegrown Taliban. Photo:Thir Khan/AFP

Map of Pakistan locating North Waziristan, where a US drone ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map of Pakistan locating North Waziristan, where a US drone strike killed at least five people, officials said Thursday. Photo:/AFP

File photo shows Pakistani soldiers on patrol in North Waziristan. ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows Pakistani soldiers on patrol in North Waziristan. Although Pakistan opposes US drone attacks on its soil as a violation of sovereignty, the government's public condemnation of the strikes has subsided since a US missile killed Taliban warlord Baitullah Mehsud in August. Photo:Thir Khan/AFP

Pakistani local tribal people visit the remains of a girls school ...

(The Canadian Press) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Pakistani local tribal people visit the remains of a girls school which was allegedly blown up by militants in Bara. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Qazi Tariq)

Pakistani soldiers secure an area near Kotkai village in the ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:51:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani soldiers secure an area near Kotkai village in the south of Waziristan in October 2009. Pakistan's military said Thursday it had killed 28 Taliban militants and lost five soldiers in the latest battles of a major offensive in the South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan. Photo:Nicolas Asfouri/AFP

A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Shamaeel Ansari ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Shamaeel Ansari during the Pakistan Fashion Week in Karachi on November 4. Bare shoulders, backless gowns and pouting models are wowing Pakistan's glitterati as Karachi fashion week shows the world a different side of the Taliban-troubled nation. Photo:Asif Hassan/AFP

A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Aiesha Varsey ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - A model presents a creation by Pakistani designer Aiesha Varsey during the Pakistan Fashion Week in Karachi on November 4. Bare shoulders, backless gowns and pouting models are wowing Pakistan's glitterati as Karachi fashion week shows the world a different side of the Taliban-troubled nation. Photo:Asif Hassan/AFP

File photo shows a Pakistani paramilitary soldier adjusting ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:52:00 GMT

(AFP) - File photo shows a Pakistani paramilitary soldier adjusting his gun in a bunker at the Bara Shekhan area of the troubled Khyber tribal district. Islamist militants blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district on Thursday, the second such attack in the lawless region on the Afghan border in four days, officials said. Photo:Tariq Mahmood/AFP

Pakistani policemen inspect the damage after militants blew ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani policemen inspect the damage after militants blew up a girls' school on the outskirts of Peshawar in June 2009. Two women school teachers were killed Wednesday when armed Islamist militants ambushed their car in Pakistan's troubled tribal region bordering Afghanistan, local officials said. Photo:Tariq Mahmood/AFP

Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing from military ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Internally displaced Pakistani civilians, fleeing from military operations against Taliban militants in South Waziristan, sit over relief supplies as they wait for transport after receiving aid outside a distribution point in Dera Ismail Khan. Photo:Mohammad Kashif/AFP

A Pakistani woman mourns the death of her relative outside a ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Pakistani woman mourns the death of her relative outside a hospital after a suicide bomb blast in Rawalpindi on November 2. Pakistanis are 'losing quality of life', constantly in a state of fear and anxiety which is leading to ailments as well as sleep disorders. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Pakistani policemen check a motorcyclist as they cordon off ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani policemen check a motorcyclist as they cordon off a street after a suicide bomb attack in Rawalpindi. The indiscriminate killing, beamed into living rooms by television channels broadcasting round the clock, is cultivating a state of fear and uncertainty across Pakistan. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Pakistani men try to identify their relatives' bodies at a hospital ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistani men try to identify their relatives' bodies at a hospital after a suicide bomb blast in Rawalpindi on November 2. The bomb site, still blocked by police, is about 200 metres (yards) from army headquarters where last month 10 gunmen kept up a nearly 24-hour siege that left 23 people dead and deeply embarrassed the military. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

A Pakistani model displays the creation of designer Romi Syed ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:31:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Pakistani model displays the creation of designer Romi Syed at a fashion show in Karachi in July. Pakistan's fashion week began on Wednesday with an opulent opening ceremony, against a backdrop of militant violence and security fears that delayed the event and kept away foreign glitterati. Photo:Rizwan Tabassum/AFP

A Pakistani woman mourns the death of her relative outside a ...

(AFP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:28:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Pakistani woman mourns the death of her relative outside a hospital after a suicide bomb blast in Rawalpindi on November 2. Photo:Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli walk past compatriot Roger Federer ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:45:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli walk past compatriot Roger Federer during their doubles match against James Cerretani of the U.S. and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan at the Swiss Indoors ATP tennis tournament in Basel November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann (SWITZERLAND SPORT TENNIS)

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (C) plays a shot during the first of ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan's Shahid Afridi (C) plays a shot during the first of three one-day internationals against New Zealand in the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. Afridi hit an aggressive half-century and took two wickets to cap Pakistan's 138-run win over New Zealand in the first day-night international here on Tuesday. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

Pakistan's Khalid Latif (C) plays a shot as he competes with ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:14:00 GMT

(AFP) - Pakistan's Khalid Latif (C) plays a shot as he competes with New Zealand's captain Daniel Vettori (R) and keeper Brendon McCullum (L) on the first of three one-day internationals in the Gulf emirate of Abu Dhabi. Shahid Afridi hit an aggressive half-century and took two wickets to cap Pakistan's 138-run win over New Zealand in the first day-night international here on Tuesday. Photo:Karim Sahib/AFP

A man, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, is ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, is frisked by a soldier as he queues at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) at Dera Sports Stadium in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 3, 2009. A majority of Pakistanis support military action against Islamist militants although more people blame the United States for the violence than blame the Taliban, a poll released on Tuesday showed. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

Ghufraan, 6, who is fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Ghufraan, 6, who is fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, sits in a queue with others at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 3, 2009. A majority of Pakistanis support military action against Islamist militants although more people blame the United States for the violence than blame the Taliban, a poll released on Tuesday showed. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Bostan Khanr, who is fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Bostan Khanr, who is fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, waits for a medical check up, at the Army Field Camp Hospital for internally displaced persons (IDPs), in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 3, 2009. A majority of Pakistanis support military action against Islamist militants although more people blame the United States for the violence than blame the Taliban, a poll released on Tuesday showed. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro (PAKISTAN POLITICS CONFLICT)

A train crash victim at a hospital in Karachi. A passenger train ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:57:00 GMT

(AFP) - A train crash victim at a hospital in Karachi. A passenger train smashed into a cargo train on the outskirts of Pakistan's financial capital Karachi, killing up to 14 people including women and children, authorities said. Photo:Rizwan Tabassum/AFP

A Pakistani paramilitary soldier in the Khyber tribal area near ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Pakistani paramilitary soldier in the Khyber tribal area near Jamrud, gateway to the famed Khyber Pass. Pakistan has said troops had stormed into another important Taliban stronghold, killing 16 militants and seeking to expand their control in a blistering air and ground offensive. Photo:Tariq Mahmood/AFP

A man with a henna-dyed beard, who was fleeing a military offensive ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man with a henna-dyed beard, who was fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, waits with others for handouts at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 3, 2009. Pakistani soldiers are zeroing in on two major Taliban sanctuaries in their South Waziristan bastion as government forces pressed ahead with their offensive in the lawless tribal region on the Afghan border. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro

A policeman in a bullet-proof vest stands as he controls people, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:35:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A policeman in a bullet-proof vest stands as he controls people, fleeing a military offensive in South Waziristan, as they queue at a distribution point for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Dera Ismail Khan, located in Pakistan's restive North West Frontier Province, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro