ISLAMABAD: The number of people who have fled fighting in northwest Pakistan and registered with authorities in the last 11 days has increased to more than 670,000, the United Nations (UN) refugee agency said on Wednesday. “The new figure of registered people since May 2 for the new influx is 670,906. That breaks down to 79,842 in the camps and 591,064 out of camps,” UN High Commission for Refugees spokeswoman Ariane Rummery said. Those who were not sheltering in camps might be renting homes, staying with friends or relatives, or camping out elsewhere, Rummery said. The total number of those displaced by the latest fighting between the Pakistani military and the Taliban was likely to be higher, she added. Wednesday’s number was up from the 501,496 people who had registered as of late Tuesday. afp
(Daily Times)
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