Pakistan offensive against the Taliban intensifies
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Reports from Pakistan say up to a quarter of a million people have fled the tribal region of South Waziristan, as the military presses on with a major offensive against the Taliban, which the government says has been "very successful" and likely to achieve most of its objectives before the winter sets in.
The militants have retaliated with a bombing campaign and dozens were killed in the latest attacks in Rawalpindi and Lahore. Human rights groups say too little is being done to meet the basic humanitarian needs of the displaced.
Presenter: Joanna McCarthy.
Speaker: Sam Zarifi, Asia Pacific director for Amnesty International; Lieutenant General Nadeem Ahmed, Chief of the Pakistani Government's Special Support Group; Samina Yasmeen, director of the Centre for Muslim States and Societies, University of Western Australia
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