Tag: Swat
Residential property rents go through the roof
The rent of residential properties in Rawalpindi and Islamabad has recorded a sharp jump as a large number of people from the upper parts...
Inspiration
Found in the most unlikely of places
Everything about the Malalai Yousufzai story is inspiring. The vernacular Pashto press even had a field day with...
PM announces NPA, cash for Swat girl
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday announced cash award of Rs 500,000, besides the National Peace Award (NPA) for Swat student Malala...
Seven dead in Swat roof collapse
At least seven people of a single family were killed when the roof of their house caved in on them in the city area...
Reviving tourism industry of Swat
‘The last time I visited Swat, it was difficult to even find a room in any hotel, but the situation has now improved so...
The ‘gods of Swat’
One appreciates a befitting reply by one of your readers in response to a highly dangerous article by Kahar Zalmay, a Pakistani-Afghan reportedly associated...
Swat GOC hit in the thigh as helicopter attacked
A senior military commander was shot in the thigh on Wednesday when his helicopter came under fire near Swat valley. Swat General Officer Commanding...
Personal enmity, honour killings claim five lives in Swat
At least five people, including a woman, were shot dead in separate incidents in Swat valley on Friday.
According to police, a man killed his...
Swat resident appeals to SC for waiver of loans
A citizen from Swat has appealed to the Supreme Court for implementation of the government order to waive off loans of people in the...
Swat rebuilds as people fear floods again
A year after floods swept away homes and livelihoods, the survivors of a Taliban uprising are courting fresh disaster in the picturesque Swat valley...
Memories of Taliban still haunt people of Swat
It is more than two years since the Taliban roamed Swat with impunity and threatened to kill him, but Mohammad Karim is still scared...
Fear main hurdle in reviving Swat economy
The civil and military authorities in Swat are trying their best to provide a stimulus to revive the local economy, including arranging visits by...
Fear main hurdle in reviving Swat economy
The civil and military authorities in Swat are trying their best to provide a stimulus to revive the local economy, including arranging visits by...
Spirit of Swat ‘kindled’ amidst great fanfare
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Barrister Masud Kausar inaugurated the month-long festival, ‘Spirit of Swat’, in a colourful ceremony late on Saturday night. In his address...
ANP leader among three gunned down in Swat
Awami National Party Tehsil Matta President Muzaffar Ali Khan and two of his colleagues were gunned down at his residence in Shakkar Dheri on...
1 dead, 2 injured in bomb explosion in Swat
A child died and his two sisters got injured as hidden explosives in a near by field exploded in Khawaza Khela on Monday.
According...
Terror aid suspect wanted by US arrested in Swat
Security forces on Monday arrested one Alamzeb and interrogated his mother Amna Bibi, both of whom – along with a third person named Ali...