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Poonam had just completed Class XII. The siblings were told they would be visiting relatives in India, unaware it would be a permanent move.

‘I felt trapped between two countries for years’: Woman born in Pakistan gets Indian citizenship after two-decade struggle

October 27, 2025 6:09 pm

Poonam Kumari and her brother were sent to India in 2004 to stay with relatives, not knowing that their lives were going to change for good. For the next 20 years, Poonam, who has not seen her parents in years, fought a long battle for citizenship.

Police arrested 23 people for alleged involvement in Ismail's lynching and the arson attack on the Madyan police station, Geo News reported.

23 people arrested for involvement in tourist's lynching in Pakistan's Swat town

June 23, 2024 4:42 pm

Those arrested were shifted to an undisclosed location while efforts were underway to arrest others involved in the incident, police said.

Malala, despite Pakistan

October 14, 2014 12:37 am

The Nobel prize winner will find it difficult to return to the country she wants to serve

Pak police detain family of Malala shooter

October 19, 2012 2:14 am

Pakistani security forces have detained the family of a man accused of attacking Malala Yousafzai,the schoolgirl who became an icon of resistance against Taliban oppression

The Falcon in Flight

January 05, 2012 12:18 am

Winner of Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize,Jamil Ahmad,recalls the time spent in Swat Valley in his literary debut,The Wandering Falcon.

Pak girl who stood up to Taliban gets peace prize

November 25, 2011 12:42 am

A Pakistani girl who spoke out for childrens rights in the restive Swat valley when it was controlled by the Taliban was on Thursday conferred the nations new National Peace Prize.

13-yr-old girl from Pak's Swat nominated for International Peace Award

November 21, 2011 11:37 am

At 11,she wrote about Taliban banning girls' school and she missed watching Indian serial.

America is now Muslim

March 20, 2011 3:18 pm

The fact that Raymond Davis got acquitted in the double murder case is not startling.

Taliban militants seek pardon for their crimes: Report

September 18, 2010 1:43 pm

They said joining the Taliban was a mistake and called its leadership "anti-Pakistan and anti-Islam."

13 killed,52 injured in suicide attack in Pak's Swat valley

March 13, 2010 10:36 am

At least 13 people were killed and 52 others injured on Saturday when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a heavily-guarded court complex in the restive Swat valley.