Pak forces surround Mingora

Pakistani military on Thursday surrounded the Swat valley capital Mingora where around 5,000 armed Taliban fighters were dug in for a long haul with roads being mined and trenches dug and a deadly......

When Malala asked 'why do people have to get married'

'I still don't understand why people have to get married,' these were the exact words by Pakistani Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai to Vogue magazine in June. Photograph: Kind courtesy Malala......

Little Malala is the new face of Pakistan

If we really want to prove that we are all like Malala, then we have to stand up for our rights like Malala did, says senior Pakistan journalist Hamid Mir She always surprised me. Malala......

Pak: Suicide blast in Swat market kills 3

A suicide bomber blew himself up in a busy market in the troubled Swat valley in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least three persons and injuring 12 others, police said. The attack......