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The humanitarian crisis in North West Pakistan in pictures

An IDP family escapes the fighting in North West Pakistan

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In search of transport on the nearest main road, some have broken curfews to escape

People escape the affected areas by any means

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Packed tightly into the back of a truck women and children arrive at a reception centre

Row upon row of white tents are home to thousands of displaced families

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A mother watches over her children sleeping on the floor of a primary school

Waving their temporary identity cards, women come to register at one of the busy registration centres

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Women surge forward to register for aid

Local men help transport emergency food aid

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Young girls queue for food in the hot sun

A volunteer cook prepares food

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A young girl makes her way through the crowds to get her lunch

Four year old Habiba from Mingora licks her plate clean of porridge

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A mother comforts her child at a temporary health centre

A father helps his two children collect water from a newly installed pump at an IDP camp

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Working late into the night, a team of local volunteers collect donations

In the heat of the day and safe from the fighting, young girls play with water from a hose pipe

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