Tag: Swat
Hell breaks loose
Thursday, the 10th of January 2013, was a catastrophic day for the country. Just as the sun made its way out of the clouds...
Blast kills woman in Swat
An explosion killed a woman in Minogra, Swat Tuesday morning.
According to police sources, blast destroyed portion of a house killing a woman staying...
Mullah Nazir wounded, 4 militants killed in SWA
At least four militants were killed and their key Taliban commander Mullah Nazir was wounded as a suicide bomb blast hit his car in...
Balochistan situation worse than Swat and Malakand: Jogezai
Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker Sardar Wazir Ahmed Jogezai on Wednesday declared the law and order situation in Balochistan worse than that of Swat...
Private school security guard shot dead in Swat
Unknown armed men shot dead security guard of private school here on Monday.
According to police, the firing incident took place in Mohallah Sunehri of...
Gunmen kill two anti-Taliban elders in Swat
Gunmen shot dead two members of an anti-Taliban peace committee in Swat valley, where militants tried to murder Malala Yousafzai, police said Friday.
The shooting...
Woman, four children die in Swat roof collapse
A woman and four children were killed while two persons including a woman were wounded when the roof of a house collapsed in Tehsil...
Five die in Swat roof collapse
At least five persons including a woman and four children were killed while two others sustained injuries when roof of a house caved in...
Another school girl from Swat threatened by Taliban
Following the deadly attack on activist Malala Yousafzai a few weeks ago, another schoolgirl from Swat, Hina Khan who was a pioneer in raising...
Chairlift cable break drowns seven in Swat river
Seven people, including three women and a child, fell into torrential Swat river on Tuesday after the cable of a chairlift broke. Sources said...
Swat River: Seven drown in river Swat as cable of chairlift...
At least seven people including three women and a child were drowned into river Swat when wires of the chairlift snapped on Tuesday.
The mishap...
Earthquake jolts parts of KP
Various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were jolted on Sunday evening by an earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale.
According to the Meteorological Department, the...
PIA resumes Swat flights a day after Malala shot
Pakistan International Airlines resumed flights to the former Taliban stronghold of Swat on Wednesday in a bid to revive tourism overshadowed by the shooting...
PIA resums flights to Swat
Pakistan International Airlines has decided to resume flights to Swat and Saidu Sharif after seven years amid improvement of law and order situation there....
Militant commander killed in ambush on Swat security forces
A militant commander was killed when his group ambushed a security forces camp in a mountainous region on Sunday in Swat.
Per details, a terrorists...
Govt allocates Rs 38.7b for less developed areas
The government has allocated an amount of Rs 38.7 billion in the financial year 2012-13 in a bid to accelerate development for lesser developed...
The pride of Swat
The name of Swat Valley has been attached with terrorism and militancy for the past few years. Foreigners mostly, though erroneously, think that all...