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Pakistan's IDPs reach record one million

Pakistan's government announced the start of a full-scale security operationon June 15 in North Waziristan in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to take on rebel strongholds near the Afghan border. Dubbed "Zarb-e-Azb", the ongoing military operation was launched against Taliban fighters and their allies in the Pakistani tribal areas. According to the United Nations, as of August 2014 the estimated number of displaced people is now more than one million, comprising about 95,000 families.










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