MARDAN, Pakistan, August 20 (UNHCR) - He misses his beautiful Swat valley, but 56-year-old Anwar* won't move back yet because he doesn't want to risk the safety of this family. "I don't know what is ...

The incident took place on Wednesday at Saifullah Lake in the Kalam Valley of Upper Swat district, a popular tourist destination ...

Ten years ago this month, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, then 15, was shot in the head on her school bus by the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group. The attack on Yousafzai, who had ...

SWAT DISTRICT, Pakistan, April 30 (UNHCR) - Almost a year after the onset of conflict forced hundreds of thousands of civilians to flee northern Pakistan's Swat Valley and surrounding areas, most of ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Pakistani pro-Taliban militants stand with their weapons on a street in Swat ...

Feb 24 (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants announced on Tuesday an indefinite ceasefire in the Swat valley in the northwest of the country, a day after the army said it was ceasing operations in ...

MINGORA, Pakistan — Here in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, known for gorgeous sunsets and the calming sound of cresting river rapids, there has been plenty of misery over the past decade. First, Pakistani ...

A video showing a teenage girl being flogged by Taliban fighters has emerged from the Swat Valley in Pakistan, offering a shocking glimpse of militant brutality in the once-peaceful district, and a ...