Residents fleeing military offensive against Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, travel atop vehicle with belongings while entering in Bannu, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province
Residents fleeing the military offensive against the Pakistani militants in North Waziristan, travel atop a vehicle with their belongings while entering in Bannu, located in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province June 18, 2014. After months of dithering, Pakistan's army has launched an offensive against Taliban insurgents near the border with Afghanistan but the tough terrain, a potentially hostile local population, and risk of revenge attacks in heartland cities could be more difficult to conquer than the militants. Pakistan announced on Sunday it was sending ground forces, artillery and helicopter gunships to the remote, mountainous tribal region of North Waziristan in a long-awaited military operation designed to eliminate the al Qaeda-linked insurgents. REUTERS/Khuram Parvez (PAKISTAN - Tags: TRANSPORT CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)
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Policemen detain a supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, during a protest in Lahore
Policemen detain a supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, during a protest in Lahore June 17, 2014. At least eight people including a policeman were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Tuesday when protesters clashed with police in a standoff over a Canada-based anti-Taliban preacher. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
An injured policeman is being assisted by a rescue worker during a protest by the supporters of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, in Lahore
An injured policeman is being assisted by a rescue worker during a protest by the supporters of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, in Lahore June 17, 2014. At least eight people including a policeman were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Tuesday when protesters clashed with police in a standoff over a Canada-based anti-Taliban preacher. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Policeman fires with his gun to lispers the supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, during a protest in Lahore
Policeman fires with his gun to disperse the supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, during a protest in Lahore June 17, 2014. At least eight people including a policeman were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Tuesday when protesters clashed with police in a standoff over a Canada-based anti-Taliban preacher. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)
Policemen beat and detain a supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, during a protest in Lahore
Policemen beat and detain a supporter of Muhammad Tahirul Qadri, Sufi cleric and leader of political party Pakistan Awami Tehreek, during a protest in Lahore June 17, 2014. At least eight people including a policeman were killed and dozens wounded in Pakistan on Tuesday when protesters clashed with police in a standoff over a Canada-based anti-Taliban preacher. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza (PAKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION)