Construction in Swat boosting tourism on June 2, 2021SWAT: People breathed a sigh of relief as construction work kicked off on a ten-kilometer-long road in the Kabal area of Swat. Local people along with several high-ups of ruling Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI), turned up at the groundbreaking ceremony for road construction which took place at Qalagay, an area in Kabal tehsil, here […]
Malakand Division soon to be polio-free, predicts commissioner on June 1, 2021SWAT: A meeting was held at the Commissioner’s Office in Saidu Sharif under the chair of Commissioner Malakand Division, Syed Zaheerul Islam, to review the arrangements for a national anti-polio campaign in the same area. The meeting reviewed the steps taken for the upcoming anti-polio campaign, performance of districts and polio teams in the previous […]
Swat students test administration nerves with fierce protest against exams on June 1, 2021SWAT: Students protested against exams due to which main Saidu Sharif Road was blocked for several hours. Hundreds of students of Jahanzeb College, Degree College, and the Swat University in Mingora, staged a protest on Monday. The students marched from Saidu Sharif to Mingora Grassy Ground where the main road was blocked and a sit-in […]
Forest Department-chairlift operator row affects tourism in Malamjabba on May 31, 2021SWAT: Chairlift and other tourism activities have been suspended in Malamjabba due to squabbles between the Forest Department and the Tourism Department on the land of a resort. Tourists from all over the country are returning disappointed. The hotel industry has also been in decline due to the suspension of recreational activities for the past […]
Man held for beating minor boy for plucking fruit from orchard on May 29, 2021A man severely beat up a minor boy for plucking fruit from an orchard tree in Mingora. According to the police, the boy, identified as Shahid Ali, 10, was beaten black and blue after he was caught by another man, Wajid Ali, plucking plum from his orchard tree at Patani, a suburban area of Mingora. […]
More Vaccination Centers Needed: DHO Swat on May 26, 2021Swat: 53,000 people have been vaccinated against corona in Swat, 1900 people are being vaccinated daily, while 2.3% of the total population has been vaccinated. According to the health department, so far 53,000 people over the age of 30 have been vaccinated against corona in 14 vaccination centers across the district. According to District Health […]
Swat welcomes tourists with Covid-19 vaccination facility on May 25, 2021SWAT: District Health Officer (DHO) Dr. Muhammad Saleem has said the vaccination facility is being provided to tourists in Swat. Tourists visiting Swat can get vaccinated from any vaccination center. For this, the tourist will have to have the registration number via SMS, he said. “For the convenience of the tourists, the facility of vaccination […]
Swat set to welcome tourists from today on May 24, 2021SWAT: All tourist destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Swat, will be opened from Monday, for which all arrangements have been completed. In the light of the provincial government’s directives, all tourist destinations in Swat, like other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, will be open to tourists from Monday, May 24, for which all arrangements have been […]
Child missing for two weeks, found motionless in well on May 22, 2021Swat: Police recovered the body of a missing child after two weeks from a well. According to officials of Matta Police Station, Rizwan, four, had been missing for the past two weeks. His parents got registered a report with the Matta police and in this connection, a search process was kicked off, an official said. […]
NAB team looking into Swat scam on May 18, 2021SWAT: An inquiry team of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is on a three-day visit to Swat in connection with the inquiry against ‘SS Marketing Mingora’ of Kabal Tehsil. The inquiry team will be present in Swat till May 21. NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has directed the affectees to contact the inquiry team and […]