Faisal Shahzad told investigators he had met with the chief of outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan Hakimullah Mehsud.

If Swat Valley is a piece of paradise on earth, it is also the cradle of ancient civilisa­tions, including Buddhist.

On July 15, a suicide bomber struck to break the Swatis’ resolve to put the days of tumult behind them and begin lives...

Even a year after peace and calm returned to the Swat Valley, the area’s schools are still in a state of disrepair.

The mountains of Kalam see new faces as tourists pour in to Swat and adjoining areas to attend the Swat peace festival.

The three years of tumult in Swat brought untold miseries to its innocent citizens, including huge psychological stress.

The reconstruction and rehabilitation of terrorism-scarred Swat is painfully slow.