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Capacity building: Changing lives, one woman at a time PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 04 March 2012 19:49

30 sales agents and 10,000 embell­ishers traine­d under a USAID-funded projec­t.

Capacity building: Changing lives, one woman at a time

Amina works as a full time embellisher and sales agent under the USAID project activity. PHOTO: FAZAL KHALIQ

SWAT: Once a thriving industry of handicraft, Swat has attracted global attention for the finesse of products emerging from it. Women

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Malam Jabba Snow Festival from March 3 PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 28 February 2012 07:55

malam-jabba-snow PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakthunkhwa Minister for Environment and Forests, Wajid Ali Khans said on Tuesday the Snow Festival at scenic Malam Jabba tourists and skiing resort in Swat district will start from March 3 next month to bolster tourism in the scenic valley.

The Minister told APP


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Dazzling emeralds of Swat PDF Print E-mail
Sunday, 19 February 2012 01:11
Dazzling emeralds of Swat

Uncut emeralds retrieved from mines in Mingora have sparked a debate on whether the stones should be auctioned locally instead of in international markets. PHOTOS: FAZAL KHALIQ

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Swat valley is not just famous for her dazzling beauty, its emeralds rank amongst the best in the world. With a pure verdant hue and a high degree of...

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Malam Jabba: More than a ski resort PDF Print E-mail
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:35

While Swat was once known as paradise on earth, the valley that fell into darkness under the reign of the Taliban, is now rearing to welcome back tourists and honeymoon couples with the restoration of the Malam Jabba ski resort and the upcoming National Ski Championship in the last week of January, Pakistan Today has learnt.
Located in...

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Pakistan Investigates Teenager Shot to Death by Paramilitary Troops PDF Print E-mail
Thursday, 09 June 2011 23:00
Pakistan Investigates Teenager Shot to Death by Paramilitary Troops

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan ordered an investigation on Thursday into the shooting death of an apparently unarmed teenager by paramilitary troops in the southern port city of Karachi. The shooting, which was captured on video and broadcast on national television, has led to protests and has been condemned by...

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Florida Men Accused of Aiding Pakistani Taliban PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 13 May 2011 23:00

WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. on Saturday arrested three Pakistani-Americans, including father and son imams from South Florida mosques, charging them with providing financing and other material support to the Pakistani Taliban.

Three people living in Pakistan were also charged in the indictment, which was made public by Wilfredo A. Ferrer, the...

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U.S. Aid to Pakistan Falls Short of Goals, Officials Say PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 30 April 2011 23:00
U.S. Aid to Pakistan Falls Short of Goals, Officials Say

KHAJURI KACH, Pakistan — A multibillion-dollar aid plan that the Obama administration hoped would win over Pakistanis and buttress the weak civilian government is foundering because Washington’s fears of Pakistani corruption and incompetence has slowed disbursal of the money, undermining a fundamental goal of the United States in Pakistan,...

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Trying to Heal, Pakistan Valley Fears New Battles PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 02 March 2011 10:00
Beneath the surface of relative calm in Swat, there is the sense that a new and more insidious conflict may be afoot....
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