The converted fundamentalist
Our protagonist was fortunate to have had the opportunity of free study without the influence of a ‘teacher’.

Malala, the world and Pakistan
AS THE world celebrated Malala Day, we as a nation remained reluctant to stand against extremism that surely is not an effect of the war on terror but a mindset to maim, execute and terrorise the resistant

Malala, the world and Pakistan
Mingora: As the world celebrated Malala Day, we as a nation remained reluctant to stand against extremism that surely is not an effect of the war on terror but a mindset to maim, execute and terrorise the resistant Pakistanis for political power under the garb of religion.

Swat-Kohistan abandoned and neglected
In Swat, the upper narrow valley towards the north beyond the town of Madyan is usually called Swat-Kohistan due to different ethnicity of the people living in the mountainous region.

Swat-Kohistan abandoned and neglected
IN Swat, The upper narrow valley towards the north beyond the town of Madyan is usually called Swat-Kohistan due to different ethnicity of the people living in the mountainous region.

Community police left in the lurch
THE decision by a handful youth of community police in Bahrain, Swat, to have a meeting for a future strategy for their rights have shaken the nerves of the district police administration and in return it is trying to pressurise the poor youth, who had joined community police back in early 2010 mainly owing to employment and acute poverty.

Malakand community police left in the lurch
PESHAWAR: The decision by a handful youth of community police in Bahrain, Swat, to have a meeting for a future strategy for their rights have shaken the nerves of the district police administration and in return it is trying to pressurise the poor youth,

REDD+ initiative for saving forests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PESHAWAR: The Forests in Pakistan are severely threatened by growing consumption of fuel wood and illegal logging. It is feared that if immediate action is not taken this natural resource would be totally consumed

REDD+ initiative for saving forests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
THE FORESTS in Pakistan are severely threatened by growing consumption of fuel wood and illegal logging. It is feared that if immediate action is not taken this natural resource would be totally consumed within next 15 years.

Swat valley, a paradise that was
It is rightly called Switzerland of Pakistan. In 2002, a Swiss tourist declared Swat more beautiful than her homeland.

Swat valley, a paradise that was
The Valley of Swat is famous for its fruit laden orchards, fertile lands, snowcapped peaks, the mighty and zigzagging River Swat, waterfalls, lush green pastures, azure lakes and not the least, the relics of Gandhara and Darada civilisations.

Swat: Don’t allow the past a comeback
“After being humiliated and looted by the courts, revenue officials and the police, one wishes to welcome the Taliban back,” said Aftab Ahmad wearily. Ahmad,…