BANNU: A baby girl who was recently born into a family of internally displaced persons (IDPs) from North Waziristan tribal region at a IDP camp set up in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu district has been named as Mutasareena (affectee), DawnNews reported.

Father of Mutasareena said he had named his daughter to signify the family's exit from NWA, leaving all their property behind.

Similarly a baby boy who was born into another IDP family was named 'Azb Khan' after the name of the operation being carried out in NWA.

The father of the boy said he hoped that his son would grow up to be brave and courageous like soldiers of the Pakistan Army.

More than 460,000 (IDPs) have moved out of North Waziristan region and registered at Saidgi checkpost in Frontier Region of Bannu. according to officials.

Many others have taken refuge at their relatives place on a self-help basis.

The exodus was prompted by the the Zarb-i-Azb operation launched in the NWA by the Pakistan Army, following a militant attack on Karachi airport.

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