During his struggles with the Nawab of Dir, Gul Shahzada had frequently to face the opposition of recalcitrant Khans in the Swat valley itself, but by
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At this time the Swat tribes were engaged in one of their periodical attempts to free the right bank of their valley from the yoke of the Nawab of Dir
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Local politics at length forced him to migrate, and he wandered about for many years from place to place, until about 1845, when he returned to Swat a
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The Yusufzai organization-like that of most other Pathan tribes is based on the theory that all members of the tribe have equal rights while those who
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Before presenting the William Rubert Hay's article, titled, 'The Yusufzai State of Swat', it is appropriate to provide brief introduction of him. Acc
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I had no sense of time in the first week after my wife's death. I had no sense of time. My mind was clogged and I felt numb, with no feelings whatsoev
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I really repented on our return to the devastated Swat Valley. No water supply, no electricity and no sustainable peace. And the worst of all was surp
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