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The News International (blog)
March 24, 2018
MINGORA: The day was celebrated in Swat with zeal and enthusiasm. The pledge was renewed to serve the nation with dedication. An impressive ceremony was held at Saidu Sharif Airport, Swat. The programme was arranged by Kanju Brigade of the Pakistan Army. Malakand Division CommissionerÃâà...
The News International (blog)
March 23, 2018
MINGORA: The speakers at a seminar on Thursday said hotels and houses situated near Swat River were polluting the river and urged the district and provincial ... “Pakistan is in the list of those 10 countries where majority of the people are deprived of clean drinking water facility and are compelled to useÃâà...
UrduPoint News
March 23, 2018
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Mar, 2018 ):The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Health, Science and Information Technology, Shahram Khan Tarakai inaugurated Durshal Project Community innovation Lab at Mingora Swat on Thursday. Chairman District Development AdvisoryÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 23, 2018
MINGORA: Health and IT minister Shahram Khan Tarakai on Thursday said the establishment of the Durshal Centre would help the youths with IT education find jobs, begin business and increase their knowledge through online lectures. He was addressing a ceremony held here to inaugurate the DurshalÃâà...
Samaritan Mag
March 21, 2018
Born in Mingora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, when she was a pre-teen Yousafzai contributed blog reports for the BBC about what life was like in the Taliban-occupied area of Pakistan where she lived. In October 2012, when she was 15, a Taliban gunman attempted to assassinate her for her activism,Ãâà...
The News International (blog)
March 11, 2018
MINGORA: After a series of protests against the security check-posts in Swat, the military and police reached a consensus to deploy cops along with the soldiers at checkpoints and withdraw the first investigation reports (FIRs) lodged against several protesters. People from different parts of the districtÃâà...
Deutsche Welle
March 10, 2018
In a 2016 address to his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) supporters in Mingora, a small town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan said he would turn KPK into a "model province" by 2018. He made similar claims in the run-up to the 2013 general elections, in whichÃâà...
DAWN.com
March 1, 2018
MINGORA: The local journalists paid tributes to their fallen colleague Sirajud Din on his 10th death anniversary here on Wednesday. ... started his career in journalism in 1983 with Daily Wahdat and also used to write for several national dailies including Daily Pakistan, Daily The Muslim and Frontier Post.
DAWN.com
February 27, 2018
MINGORA: The educationists and social civil society members have shown concerns over lack of basic facilities in the government schools in Swat. ... He said that Swat was put on 86th number among the 141 districts of the country according to Alif Ailaan Pakistan District Education Ranking in 2017.
The Express Tribune
February 20, 2018
Local residents in Swat and Mingora had come out on the streets against the increase in security checkpoints and barriers in their areas on Sunday, with civil society activists and representatives from political parties also joining their march. “We only want to live peacefully with dignity in our homeland,” saidÃâà...
The News International (blog)
February 19, 2018
MINGORA: The police on Monday registered cases against 13 persons for participating in protest rallies staged the previous day to demand removal of the security checkposts in Swat. The cases against the participants of the protest rallies were registered at the Mingora and Khwazakhela police stations.
Voice of America
February 3, 2018
A suicide blast in a former militant stronghold in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 11 soldiers, including one officer, and injured 13 others. The attack took place Saturday night in an area in the scenic Swat Valley where army officers conduct sporting activities, said an official statement. It gave noÃâà...
The News International (blog)
December 31, 1999
MINGORA: A man, who went missing last night, was found dead on the bank of Swat River near Mingora bypass on Wednesday. It was learnt that after being informed by the locals, the police reached Mingora bypass road and recovered the body. The police shifted to the body to the Saidu Sharif HospitalÃâà...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
MINGORA: With the beginning of spring season in Swat, tourists have started hiking mountains to reach the hidden scenic spots in different areas of the picturesque valley. The tourists, who seek adventure, prefer to trek and climb tough and steep mountains to explore unseen glacial lakes, pastures andÃâà...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
MINGORA: The Swat Motorway would be opened to traffic by the end of April as 70 per cent work on the project was completed, said , Malakand Commissioner Zaheerul Islam Shah here on Thursday. He was speaking at a press briefing at his office that was attended by head of all the relevant officialsÃâà...
Arab News
December 31, 1999
... operation will be handed over to police and an FIR registered against the protesters will be withdrawn. Residents in Mingora area of Swat took to streets on February 18 against the increase in security checkpoints and barriers in their areas and 'maltreatment' at military checkpoints in the scenic valley.
The Express Tribune
December 31, 1999
MINGORA: Talks between Swat Qaumi Jirga and the military and police authorities succeeded on Friday as the authorities announced that the military check-posts formed in the area after ... Check posts should be taken over by police, frontier constabulary and the civilian administration,” he demanded.
The Diplomat
December 31, 1999
However, the people of Swat often complain about maltreatment at the check-points established by the Pakistani security forces. On February 18, despite orders from the authorities, youth in Swat Valley's main town of Mingora organized a massive rally to express their resentment over the presence ofÃâà...
DAWN.com
December 31, 1999
MINGORA: The Swat Qaumi Jirga on Friday cancelled its planned sit-in after the military and civil administration accepted its demands, including withdrawal of FIR against the Feb 18 rally protesters. The sit-in protest was scheduled to be held at Nishat Chowk here on Sunday (Feb 25). According to aÃâà...
