Death, starvation haunt people marooned in Swat

Peshawar (Pakistan): For many in Pakistan's war-torn Swat valley the choice is not between life and death, but between a death caused by bullets or bombs and a death by starvation or disease.

Pak troops battle Taliban in Swat's main city

"I don't want to die either way. I want to live but I know only a miracle can save me and my family," said Ihsanullah, 35, who like thousands of civilians has been trapped in the midst of intense fighting between security forces and the Taliban for more than three weeks.

Image: New born twins babies from an internally displaced family from the Swat valley, sleep at the Mardan Medical Complex in Mardan, Pakistan on May 26, 2009.