The Public Purview
Malakand Division


Commissioner Malakand Cricket Cup Final to End Without a Winner
August 17, 2026
SWAT: Swat District and Bar-Swat District were declared joint winners of the Commissioner Malakand Cricket Cup 2026 after persistent rain forced the final to…

Swat Jirga Rejects New Military Operation
August 13, 2026
Grand jirga gives the government one month to eliminate militants and restore lasting peace, warning of protests, highway closures and a possible long march…

Swat Starts NCP Vehicle Profiling
August 10, 2026
SWAT: The temporary profiling and registration of unprofiled non-custom-paid (NCP) vehicles in Swat will begin on August 11, with authorities setting September 30, 2026,…

Shangla Comes to a Standstill as Strike Protests Inflation and New Taxes
August 7, 2026
SHANGLA: A district-wide strike and protest demonstrations brought much of Shangla to a standstill on Friday after Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) called for a nationwide protest…

Swat Student Alliance Launches Campaign Against Drug Abuse, Federal Taxes in Malakand
July 27, 2026
SWAT: Student organizations in Swat have formed a joint alliance to advocate for students’ rights, launch anti-drug awareness campaigns and oppose the imposition of…

Tax Protest Brings Business to a Standstill Across Lower Dir’s Talaash Valley
July 22, 2026
Markets across Talaash Valley and several surrounding towns in Lower Dir remained closed on Wednesday as traders observed a full-day shutter-down strike against the…

Malakand Shuts Down: Massive Strike Brings Business Across 10 Districts to a Halt
July 21, 2026
A shutter-down strike in Malakand Division brought commercial activity to a standstill across all 10 districts on Tuesday as traders, lawyers and residents protested…

RPO Malakand Says No No-Go Areas Across Division, Security Measures Reviewed
July 20, 2026
SWAT: Regional Police Officer (RPO) Malakand Division Syed Fida Hassan Shah has said there are no no-go areas anywhere in Malakand Division, reaffirming that…

Malakand Action Committee Announces July 21 Shutdown Over PATA Status And Tax Concerns
July 18, 2026
The Malakand Division Action Committee has announced a complete shutter-down strike across the region on July 21, warning that the protest will go ahead…