report in Dawn, October 7th, 2023SWAT: The police and security forces foiled a major terrorist bid by recovering a huge cache of weapons here the other day, a senior official claimed. Addressing a press conference at the Mingora police station, district police officer Shafiullah Gandapur said the weapons were recovered in a search and strike operation in Qadirabad area of Malam Jabba. Mr Gandapur said the seizure included a suicide jacket, 10 hand grenades, a…
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Editorialin Dawn, October 3rd, 2023IN yet another blow to women’s rights in Pakistan, a group of young, spirited girls seeking to participate in a Sunday cricket match in Swat’s Charbagh town were robbed of the opportunity. The hopes of the 12-year-old organiser were dashed when the girls were sent away by angry men, telling them playing in an open ground would be ‘immodest’. How can playing a sport, a celebration of one’s talents, be seen…
by Fazal Khaliq in Dawn, October 2nd, 2023SWAT: A group of Charbagh residents and some prayer leaders on Sunday intervened to halt a women cricket match at Charbagh Cricket Stadium. They said girls participating in cricket was immodest and considered inappropriate in the locality. Ayesha Ayaz, a 12-year-old budding athlete, had taken the initiative to arrange the match among girls hailing from Babuzai and Kabal tehsils. However, before the commencement of game, several prayer leaders…
report in Dawn, Sept 17th, 2023SWAT: A large number of people in Fatehpur village of Charbagh tehsil on Friday took to the streets against lawlessness and rampant illicit drug trade in the area. Elders from the village organised the rally that commenced from Fatehpur Bazaar and ended in a public gathering in front of the Fatehpur police station. Led by elders, including Iqbal Khan, Iqbal Hussain, Mufti Shakir Hussain, Nisar Khan, Said Ali, Aftab Khan,…
Report in Dawn, Sept 13th, 2023SWAT: The leaders of Swat Qaumi Jirga here on Tuesday expressed their deep concerns over reemergence of terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly Swat. Led by Mukhtiar Yousafzai, jirga leaders from different areas including Sher Bahadurzada Khan, Khawaja Mohammad Khan, Irfan Chatan, Ahmed Shah, Akhtar Ali Khan, Sadiq Aziz, Sher Shah Khan, Fazal Ahad, Salahuddin and others told a news conference at Swat Press Club that people of the district stood…
report in Dawn, September 6, 2023SWAT: The local members of Christian community here on Tuesday demanded of the authorities to provide a piece of land for their cemetery. They also conveyed their concerns to district administration about the challenges encountered by government employees at Saidu Sharif Hospital and recruitment of female staff in education department. They discussed these issues during a khuli kutcheri held at St. Louis Church in Mingora. The session was organised by…
By Syed Shahabuddin in Pakistan Today, June 7, 2023SWAT: Three terrorists, including two in-custody militants, were killed in an alleged shootout that took place in hills of Banjot area of Mangalwar in Swat on Tuesday, the Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand Division confirmed. According to DIG Malakand Division Nasir Mahmood Satti, the CTD and local police were conducting a search operation in Banjot area where last month ( May 23) an exchange of fire between…
By Azaz Syed in The News, April 15, 2023ISLAMABAD: Responding to the query of MNA Mohsin Dawar, a high-ranking security official said two top militants from Swat allegedly involved in butchering people back in 2009-10 were still in custody of the security forces. “When I came I was told that both the butchers of Swat were being released but I ordered stopping their release,” he said. Dawar had asked about Muslim Khan and Mehmood Khan…