The Pakistani government and Taliban militants appear close to reaching a ceasefire in the Malakand region of northern Pakistan. Under the deal, the government said it would allow the region to be ...

From the legendary Saiful Malook Lake in Kaghan Valley to Ansu and Dudipath lakes in Upper Kaghan and famed Mahudhand lake in Upper Kalam, snow-covered shores, frozen trails and mist-wrapped peaks ...

Now Ayaz and his family are jammed together with overwhelmed cousins in Malakand Top, south of Swat, part of a vast swarm of refugees from the fighting, largely dependent on the hospitality of friends ...