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Article: Pakistani refugees begin to return home
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- July 11, 2009
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SULTANWAS, Pakistan -- Crammed into rickety vans with electric
fans and sacks of flour roped to the roof, the first of Pakistan's 2
million refugees have begun returning to their homes, after the army
said it had expelled Taliban militants from some northern
strongholds.
The civilians' return is unlikely to end Pakistan's refugee
crisis. The military is preparing for a major offensive in a
neighboring region, ensuring that other Pakistanis will be
displaced.
The refugees have spent the past two months in crowded camps and
squeezed into houses with relatives and friends south of the war
zone and are eager to restart their lives. The government must now
quickly restore electricity and water -- ...