Trucks carrying food and other relief supplies for hundreds of thousands of besieged residents have reached a remote region in restive northwestern Pakistan, a government spokesman said.

The ongoing blockade, now lasting 93 days, has resulted in a dire shortage of food, medicine, and essential supplies, leaving the local population of about 500,000 people without basic necessities.

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