Police ordered to salute teachers
In a gesture of respect and appreciation, Swat District Police Officer (DPO) Shafiullah Gandapur has ordered all police officers in the district to salute and honour the teachers when they…
Clerics bar girls from playing cricket in Swat
SWAT: Girls in Charbagh tehsil of Swat have been barred from playing cricket in the locality’s stadium by residents and clerics on the pretext that it is considered immodest and…
Woman murdered by estranged husband
SWAT: In yet another act of brutality, a woman named Nyala Bibi lost her life in the Swat district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). The assailant, her disgruntled husband, callously shot her…
Death toll from Swat blast rises to 18
SWAT: The death toll from Monday’s blast at the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) office in the Kabal area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat Valley rose to 18. The dead included 11 policemen, five…
At least 12 dead in suicide bombing at Swat police station
SWAT: At least 12 people were martyred and 53 others injured on Monday after a suicide bombing took place at a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Kabal area…
CM invites tourists to Swat’s winter charm
SWAT: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has reiterated his commitment not to compromise on law and order and made it clear that writ of the government will be established…
Thousands protest against lawlessness in Swat
SWAT: Thousands of local residents of Swat staged a protest demonstration against the increasing lawlessness, extortion cases and targeted attacks in the district in Barikot on Friday. Pakthun Tehafuz Movement…
Nothing ‘certain’ about military operation in Swat, says Asif
ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif remained tight-lipped on Friday on the possibility of a military operation in Swat, but said the government was taking steps to control the return of…
Cabinet condemns attack on Swat school van
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday expressed serious concerns over the firing on a school van in Swat a day earlier that left the driver dead and two students injured,…
Three terrorists killed in K-P operations: ISPR
At least three terrorists were killed by security forces in two different operations in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa’s Lakki Marwat and Swat districts, the military said on Friday. On the night of September…