Pakistanis make do in refugee camps
More than 25,000 people have taken shelter from the fighting at the "Little Lahore" camp outside Swabi, near Swat. It is not clear when they can return to their homes, or when reconstruction of areas damaged in the military offensive will begin.
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Humanitarian crisis in Pakistan( Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times / June 5, 2009 )
An elderly refugee, left, reads the Koran at the Little Lahore camp outside Swabi. U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who Friday wrapped up a three day visit to Pakistan, praised the military offensive but said gains could be lasting only if Pakistan and the international community focuses on reconstruction, so the people displaced can return safely to the lives they led.
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