Beautiful pictures. To be honest, they do seem like they have been photoshoped or edited a little for the color and hue. Reminds me of some of the old bylanes in Haryana/Old Delhi. Key Dhang se :)

Hope my note finds you well guys.No doubt the pics r beautiful.Ashok bro, they only seem 2 b edited but i think so u'll find them as natural as they seem in the pics if & only u visit our village bro. Gr8 work dude 4 da person who's uploaded the pics & hats off 4 dawn news 2 include our village in their paper. AMER WISAL SHAHMANSOOR (SHARJAH)

Admiring Pics.I use to wait daily for dawn media gallery pics. Good Work!

If a developed village of Pakistan looks like this , I wonder how an underdeveloped village would look like.

The slide show is about Zaida while the author says Swabi district as a whole is more developed than some of the far villages not particularly Zaida ... Literacy rate in Swabi is better than many other villages in the area, and is home to GIKI (Ghulam Ishaq Khan institute) one of the top ranked Science & Engineering university in Pakistan.

since i don't get to visit my village much hence the pictures are a delight to watch.thx.

Thanks to The Dawn and the guy who brought our village in the global view.However the beauty of the area has not been captured well rather too little.For instance there is beautiful hill with a clear water canal flowing at the foothill on the left side of Zaida and a picturesque hamlet across the canal.The views from the hilltop not only captures all the environs of Zaida as far as up to River Indus called Abaseen but also offers a rare panorama.Similarly the views from Zaida towards the hill are quite stunning.I wish if he could have a tad planned his photography.For those who seek to discover the beauty of the landscape, culture, history of the population and landmarks in Swabi District as a whole please visit -----Swabi District (??? ?????) on Facebook.

Dear Debadutta Singh! Going by these pictures yes your query is quite logical as these neither captured the beauty nor the development which the guy has mentioned but if you happen to visit the Swabi District on Facebook then I hope you would really enjoy and like the pictures of the area therein. Thanks!

Sardar gi Asalam O Alikum, Sasi ya kar this is my village and this picture is not of developed or underdeveloped village of Pakistan, this is of river bank of Indus on which Ghazi barotha dam has been built and water routed toward Ghazi barotha canal ... so now u see very less water ... This is a very beautiful place my cousins havaily as u call it is near by .... before partition Zaida has been home to many Hindu & Sikh families, ... have a nice day ....

Beautiful place and pictures !! Reminded me of the University I applied there but did not get in :(

Let us be clear about a few things here. First, Zaida ( my hometown ) is NOT a village. By most standards, a settlement with a population above 20000 is termed as a town. Zaida’s population is definitely more than that. Second, the first high school here was established in 1952. Now, there are separate colleges for boys and girls. Third, a number of commercial banks have branches here. So, the photos here don’t give the true picture of the place. They are more a kind of personal portrayal. It is a far more beautiful place than what can be seen here. There is a beautiful mountain north of the town. You can have a breathtaking view of the town from atop the mountain. Fields around the Pehoor Canal, Badrai and Zaida Bypass road can offer much better material for photos. Still, I am thankful to Dawn News and all other friends for the effort and the interest shown here.

Let us be clear about a few things here. First, Zaida ( my hometown ) is NOT a village. By most standards, a settlement with a population above 20000 is termed as a town. Zaida’s population is definitely more than that. It is a Municipal Committee. Second, the first high school here was established in 1952. Now, there are separate colleges for boys and girls. Third, a number of commercial banks have branches here. So, the photos here don’t give the true picture of the place. They are more a kind of personal portrayal. It is a far more beautiful place than what can be seen here. There is a beautiful mountain north of the town. You can have a breathtaking view of the town from atop the mountain. Fields around the Pehoor Canal, Badrai and Zaida Bypass road can offer much better material for photos. Still, I am thankful to Dawn News and all other friends for the effort and the interest shown here.

I happened to visit Zaida in 1990 and found it to be a beautiful place specially the area in the vicinity of the hill. The hill was surrounded by lush green plains studded with rows of poplar trees. Possibly that green area around the hill has been "developed" into houses and streets. Shaukat zaidi- Kinshasa/ D R Congo

I live in Historical Village Hund...Which is Situated near by the River Indus...

1st i thanks to Dawn News for visiting our city. But the things u mention is very much less about our city. Let Me to Tell u about our city.;- History. The Name Zaida was given to our city because of a princess live here in mughal era named Zahida.by passing of time the name zahida become Zaida. Its population is more than 80,000. The most occupations of people of zaida are farming,.Many peoples are working abroad in dubai,saudi arabia and england plus america. The zaida is the most educated area in swabi and its have the large no of schools in town. Our city have a ptcl exchange,pesco office,2 degree colleges 1 for boys 2nd 4 girls. More than 40 Mosques. A hospital,a ground,a police stations,3 banks.its also have a canal.sui gas has been also given to our city. It have also a mountain.the near by village to zaida are shahmansoor,kunda,kaddi and dodher. The people of near by area come to zaida 4 there daily needs.;- Abdullah of Zaida fb.com/techtel cell 03139994957. For free news 4rm Swabi in pakistan send FOLLOW TRICKSMASTER to 2323(zong) and 9900(all other networks).