A billion-rupee mining industry has quietly transformed Swat’s serene river into a graveyard — deep ditches dug for sand and ...

A family from Sialkot faced a tragic incident in Swat Valley. Seventeen relatives were swept away by a river surge. Twelve ...

the main town of Pakistan’s Swat Valley, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Sherin Zada) Motorists drive through a flooded road caused by heavy monsoon rains, in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, June 29, 2025.

At least seven people are confirmed dead after a group of tourists including 18 members of the same family were swept away by the roaring waters of Pakistan's Swat River on Friday (June 27). Rescue ...

The rainstorms this week offered more grim reminders of those costs. In Swat Valley, a popular tourist destination, landslides and washed-out roads caused by the heavy rains stranded thousands ...

Pakistan News: ISLAMABAD: Over 1,200 private schools remained shut in Pakistan’s northwestern Swat district Tuesday in protest against an attack on a school van on M.

SWAT: Protests continued on Tuesday in Swat for a second day after a van driver was killed and a student injured in an attack on a school bus a day earlier.The demonstrations will continue till the ...

I've been to the Swat Valley before, it's one of Pakistan's most beautiful areas. Indeed, it's known as the Switzerland of Pakistan, famous for its clear flowing river, magnificent mountains and ...

Often referred to as the “Switzerland of Pakistan”, Swat Valley - located 100 miles northwest of Islamabad - has a rich history. It has witnessed the arrival and departure of several cultures ...

Ziauddin’s silent struggle entered a new and dangerous stage when the Taliban took over most parts of Swat, the serene valley in Pakistan’s northwest also known as the Switzerland of Asia.

The Taliban, based in Imam Dherai, took control of the entire Swat Valley and held power until the Pakistani military retook the area in 2009. But nearly a decade later, the soldiers remain.