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Thousands of people are flooding out of Lower Dir as the Pakistan army takes on Taliban fighters in the district.
Civilians were streaming out of the area due to the army's "accurate" and "spread out" assault a source told Kamal Hyder, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Pakistan, on Monday.
Government forces started a series of raids against opposition fighters on Sunday, saying they had killed at least 26 suspected Taliban fighters in Lower Dir.
The district, which lies in the Malakand division of the North-West Frontier province is close to the border with Afghanistan.
"Lal Qila in Lower Dir has been fully secured after the successful operation by the Frontier Corps against the miscreants today," the military said.
The military action in Lower Dir threatens a truce between the government and anti-government fighters in neighboring Swat valley.
However, officials maintain that the Swat peace deal holds, despite the operation.
"The peace deal is intact - the government has not revoked the peace deal," Farhatullah Babar, a spokesman for Asif Ali Zardari, Pakistan's president, said.
"At the same time, the government is determined to root out the militants hell-bent on destroying the law and order situation."
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Pakistani soldiers patrol in Buner district.
Agencies
