Islamabad- The United Nations has confirmed that the number of registered IDPs has reached four hundred sixty eight thousand.
According to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, the number of registered IDPs has reached 468,000 and the verification process is continuing.
It says over 95,000 people went from North Waziristan Agency to Khost province of Afghanistan. Unverified reports indicate that another approximately 10,000 people are in Paktia province.
The UN organization says the main priority needs remain food, health, protection activities as well as water, sanitation and hygiene. Urgent funding resources are needed to scale up the humanitarian response.