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'Human crisis' looming in Pakistan

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More than 100,000 civilians are thought to have been displaced by fighting between the Pakistani army and the Taliban in South Waziristan.

Many refugees have converged on the border town of Dera Ismail Khan, prompting fears of a humanitarian crisis.

Mark Dummett reports from Islamabad.

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