Topic: Swat Valley
It was a brutal kidnap that turned him into an eco-warrior, and 27 years later Pakistan's "Father of the Mangroves" still lets nothing get in the way of fighting against timber "mafia" and deforestation."This is my life. I am very ...
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan-based Pakistani Taliban leader Maulvi Fazlullah, a key figure in the insurgency, has vowed to return home to wage war as the country comes under renewed American pressure to tackle militancy."We sacrificed our lives, left our homes and ...
Taliban ambushed a Pakistani school bus on Tuesday, killing four boys and the driver in a hail of bullets and rocket fire on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.The children studied at an elite English-language school of ...
New threats risk delaying a handover to civilian leaders in Pakistan's Swat valley, where the army remains two years after stamping out a Taliban insurgency and restoring peace.After years of Islamist violence, a military offensive and devastating floods, Pakistani tourists ...
A year after floods swept away homes and livelihoods, Pakistani survivors of a Taliban uprising are courting fresh disaster in the picturesque Swat valley by refusing to leave for higher ground.It was about 7pm on July 29 when Sayed Zamin Khan ...
Young Hazarat Bilal says he feels lucky to be embarking on a new life after escaping the clutches of the Taliban in the pristine surroundings of Pakistan's Swat valley.Just over a year ago, he says he fled a Taliban prison ...
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's Taliban seem more confident than the group has been in years, mounting large-scale attacks deploying hundreds of fighters, taking over a naval base and possibly preparing to return its fight to the capital, Islamabad.Here are some questions ...
MINGORA (Reuters) - Almost two years after Pakistan's army swept through the Swat Valley to drive out a terrifying Taliban regime, the valley's residents fear that slow economic recovery in the area could undo military gains and allow a militant return ...
MINGORA (Reuters) - Almost two years after Pakistan's army swept through the Swat Valley to drive out a terrifying Taliban regime, the valley's residents fear that slow economic recovery in the area could undo military gains and allow a militant return ...
Pakistani officials said troops on Sunday shot dead at least seven militants who infiltrated the northwestern district of Swat to escape an offensive in the neighbouring tribal belt.The gunfight took place when troops intercepted the group trying to enter the Dherai ...
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Pakistan Flogged By Taliban
In this image taken on Nov. 30, 2010 Pakistani women from Swat ...AP News - -
Pakistan Life After the Flood
In this Nov. 2, 2010 picture, a man collects items from the ...AP News - -
Pakistan Flood Diplomacy
In this Sept. 29, 2010 photo, a Pakistani soldier, foreground right, supervises ...AP News -
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Switzerland of Asia, Swat valley
Amazing scenes of Swat valley along the river Swat, Behrain ...2008-05-18 -
700 Images of Swat Valley Lands ...
Swat (pronounced [ˈsʋaːt̪], Pashto: سوات, Urdu: سوات) is a valley ...2011-08-01 -
Taliban Justice In Swat Valley
Taliban justice in Swat Valley. ITN's Nick Paton Walsh ...2009-03-26
