PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS MATERIAL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY 4:3<br/> <br />The roads out of the North Waziristan are packed with residents fleeing a new campaign of air strikes by the Pakistani military.<br/> <br />Fighter jets have been pounding targets in the tribal region since efforts to open peace talks with Taliban insurgents broke down this month.<br/> <br />At least 30 people have been killed.<br/> <br />Rumours of a full-scale military offensive are adding further fuel to the exodus.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(Urdu) MOHIB ULLAH, REFUGEE FROM SHAWAL VALLEY, SAYING:<br/> <br />"We're very fearful - that's why we've left behind our houses, our land, our shops, our businesses, everything, and we're going away."<br/> <br />It's impossible to verify how many civilians could be among the dead and wounded.<br/> <br />Journalists and independent observers aren't allowed to operate freely in the area.<br/> <br />Some of those fleeing the area say the government's doing nothing to help those whose homes have been hit in the air strikes.
