Swat, Pakistan

...caught in the middle. This year's Christmas appeal by The Independent on Sunday is in support of the work of ActionAid in Buner and Swat, two districts in north-west Pakistan that were engulfed in this year's fighting which drove nearly two...

In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, Al-qa'ida, and Maize

...name and its cadres were involved in relief activities for those displaced by an army offensive against the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat valley in May. Additional reporting by Augustine Anthony; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Paul...

In this article: Pakistan, Mumbai, LeT, Taliban, Manmohan Singh, Chicago, United Nations, and India

...archaeologists fear that Pakistani Buddhist relics are in the eye of the storm. Italian archaeologists were active in Pakistan's north-west Swat valley from 1956 until they reluctantly discontinued work in 2007 after Taliban fighters led by...

In this article: Taliban, Buddhist, Pakistan, Archaeology, Islamabad, Taxila, and Peshawar

Islamabad, Nov.22 : Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said troops will remain in the Swat Valley until all militants are flushed out. 'The army will stay in Swat and will continue to participate in...

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By Ralph Joseph THE WASHINGTON TIMES An uneasy peace has returned to Swat Valley following a summer military offensive against the forces of local Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah, with soldiers and armed policemen now patrolling the...

In this article: Taliban, Swat Valley, and Mingora

The head of the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat Valley has claimed he has escaped from a dragnet set up by government forces and slipped into Afghanistan. Speaking from an undisclosed location, Maulana Fazlullah, who government officials this...

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Maulana Fazlullah commands the loyalty of many militants in Swat The head of the Taliban in Pakistan's Swat valley says he has escaped the army and is now in Afghanistan. Maulana Fazlullah, who was said to be critically wounded by top...

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...while an anti-Taliban mayor survived a fifth assassination bid in a town near Peshawar. In a fresh spurt of violence in the northwestern Swat valley, security forces killed 12 militants and apprehended two more during search operations.

In this article: Swat valley, Taliban, Peshawar, GEO News, and Islamabad

Police return to former Taliban haven Police in Swat remain the target of militant attacks Police are once again visible on the streets of Mingora, the main town in Pakistan's Swat valley. Just months ago many had been driven out of...

In this article: Taliban, Mingora, Pakistan, Islamic, and Ak-47

Islamabad, Nov 6 : A survey has started to assess the damage to houses during the war on terror in Pakistan's Swat district, but the militancy-hit residents aren't too sure about the compensation they are likely to be offered. The damage...

In this article: Taliban, Pakistan, Islamabad, Suicide, Pakistani Army, and Wajid Ali Khan