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Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:22 PM

Families sit in the back of a vehicle as they flee a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban and enter Bannu January 21, 2014. Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters attacked suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing up to 40 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. It was the first time the air force has resorted to fighter jets in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Air strikes also hit the nearby tribal region of Kurram. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:19 PM

A boy looks from the window of van as he sits with his family while fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban and enter Bannu January 21, 2014. Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters attacked suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing up to 40 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. It was the first time the air force has resorted to fighter jets in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Air strikes also hit the nearby tribal region of Kurram. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:13 PM

Residents sit in the back of a truck, while fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, as they enter Bannu January 21, 2014. Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters attacked suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing up to 40 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. It was the first time the air force has resorted to fighter jets in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Air strikes also hit the nearby tribal region of Kurram. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 15:11 PM

Families sit in a van with their belongings, while fleeing a military offensive against the Pakistani Taliban, as they enter Bannu January 21, 2014. Pakistani fighter jets and helicopters attacked suspected Taliban hideouts in a tribal area on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing up to 40 people, military sources and residents said, after a wave of insurgent attacks against security forces. It was the first time the air force has resorted to fighter jets in the volatile region since it struck a ceasefire agreement with local Taliban chiefs in 2007. Air strikes also hit the nearby tribal region of Kurram. REUTERS/Zahid Mohammad (PAKISTAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW MILITARY POLITICS)

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 14:47 PM

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:14 AM

Relatives of a female polio vaccination worker, who was killed by unidentified gunmen, mourn outside a morgue in the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center in Karachi January 21, 2014. Three polio eradication workers, including two women, were shot dead by armed men on motorcycles during a vaccination drive on Tuesday in Qayyumabad, eastern Karachi, said senior police officer Usman Bajwa. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)

Tue, 21 Jan 2014 11:03 AM

Relatives of a female polio vaccination worker, who was killed by unidentified gunmen, mourn outside a morgue in the Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Center in Karachi January 21, 2014. Three polio eradication workers, including two women, were shot dead by armed men on motorcycles during a vaccination drive on Tuesday in Qayyumabad, eastern Karachi, said senior police officer Usman Bajwa. REUTERS/Athar Hussain (PAKISTAN - Tags: HEALTH CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW)