**Pakistan’s prime minister has said its military has completed an offensive against the Taliban in the tribal region of South Waziristan.**Yousuf Raza Gilani told reporters in the city of Lahore the operation might now move north to the Orakzai region.
Many militants from South Waziristan are thought to have fled to Orakzai during the military offensive.
However, correspondents say Mr Gilani’s words do not mean the army is pulling out of South Waziristan.
The United Nations says more than 40,000 civilians have left their homes in Orakzai and are in need of humanitarian assistance.
“The operation in South Waziristan is over. Now there are talks about Orakzai,” Mr Gilani told reporters in televised remarks.
The Pakistani military launched its offensive in South Waziristan, in the tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, in mid-October.
A number of air strikes have also targeted militant targets in Orakzai in recent weeks.