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.
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...
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...
Pakistan Investigates Teenager Shot to Death by Paramilitary Troops
Thursday, 09 June 2011 23:00
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...
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...
U.S. Aid to Pakistan Falls Short of Goals, Officials Say
Saturday, 30 April 2011 23:00
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,...