Swat Valley
Pakistan targets Taliban lair to secure vote
Mar 21, 2013 03:00 EDT
Pakistan is stepping up an offensive to dislodge the Taliban from a key stronghold in an effort to safeguard May's general election and crack down on militants behind a wave of attacks.
Pakistan to hold historic polls on May 11
Mar 20, 2013 13:03 EDT
Pakistan will go to the polls on May 11, the presidency announced Wednesday, in an historic general election marking the first democratic transition of power in the country's 66-year existence.
Pakistan president sets election for May 11
Mar 20, 2013 07:55 EDT
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Wednesday that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history.
Pakistan President 'sets election for May 11'
Mar 20, 2013 07:13 EDT
Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari announced Wednesday that general elections would be held on May 11, in what will mark the first democratic transition of power in the country's history.
Pakistan's Malala in school for first time since shooting
Mar 20, 2013 02:20 EDT
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
Pakistan hopes for Buddhist tourism boost
Mar 20, 2013 01:48 EDT
Religious violence may be on the rise and the Taliban still a threat, but Pakistan is hoping a rich Buddhist heritage will help it boost international tourism to its troubled northwest.
Pakistan's Malala in school for first time since shooting
Mar 19, 2013 15:48 EDT
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
Pakistan government makes history but record chequered
Mar 17, 2013 13:13 EDT
Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.
Pakistan's government makes history but record chequered
Mar 16, 2013 23:49 EDT
Pakistan's government has become the first in history to complete a full term in office, but a raft of key achievements has been overshadowed by mismanagement, economic decline and worsening security.
23 Pakistan troops killed in bus accident
Mar 16, 2013 02:53 EDT
At least 23 Pakistani soldiers were killed on Saturday when their bus plunged into a ravine on the main Pakistan-China highway in the mountainous northern region, officials said.
School key to ending oppression: Pakistan rape victim
Feb 20, 2013 05:26 EST
A Pakistani gang rape victim who became an international icon for daring to stand up to her attackers insists education is the key to ending the oppression of women in her country.
Pakistan judge orders fake schools investigation
Feb 11, 2013 15:13 EST
Pakistan's top judge on Monday ordered a nationwide investigation of hundreds of "ghost" schools where teachers do nothing but draw salaries and buildings are occupied by animals.
Pakistan's Malala leaves hospital after surgery
Feb 08, 2013 10:48 EST
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, has been discharged from hospital in Britain following successful surgery, her doctors said on Friday.
'I'm getting better', says Malala in video message
Feb 04, 2013 11:36 EST
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, said she was "getting better day by day" in her first public statement released Monday.
Pakistan's Malala recovering after surgery
Feb 03, 2013 22:05 EST
Doctors said Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban as punishment for campaigning for girls' education, has had successful surgery on her skull.
Pakistan's Malala has successful surgery: doctors
Feb 03, 2013 14:13 EST
British doctors said Sunday that Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban as punishment for campaigning for girls' education, has had successful surgery on her skull.
Pakistan's Malala to get titanium plate in skull: doctors
Jan 30, 2013 13:09 EST
British doctors said Wednesday they will insert a titanium plate in the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai to repair a hole left when the Taliban shot her for campaigning for girls education.
Doctors outline operation to repair Malala's skull
Jan 30, 2013 12:29 EST
Doctors in Britain on Wednesday outlined how they plan to repair a hole in the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
Pakistan's Malala 'has inspired children worldwide'
Jan 25, 2013 14:10 EST
The bravery of shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has inspired children around the world to fight for a better education, key figures in a UN campaign said on Friday.
Attack fuels Taliban comeback fears in Pakistan's Swat
Jan 14, 2013 10:55 EST
The worst bomb attack in years has fuelled growing fears of a Taliban comeback in Pakistan's Swat valley, where schoolgirl rights activist Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head last October.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Swat District | |
|---|---|
| — District — | |
 | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province | North-West Frontier Province |
| Capital | Saidu Sharif |
| Established | |
| Government | |
| - District Nazim | Jamal Nasir Khan (PML) |
| - District Naib Nazim | |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5,337 km2 (2,060.6 sq mi) |
| Population (1998) | |
| - Total | 1,257,602 |
| - Density | 236/km2 (611.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+5) |
| District Council | |
| Website | www.nwfp.gov.pk |
