Gandapur Orders Probe Into Swat River Tragedy

Peshawar High Court orders panel to submit report on Swat deaths

PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court on Thursday directed an inquiry committee, probing recent multiple deaths due to flooding in Swat, to submit report after its finalisation. A bench consisting of PHC Chief Justice Syed Mohammad Attique Shah and Justice Mohammad Faheem Wali ordered the government to conduct an impartial and across the board operation for removing encroachments along the Swat River. The bench was informed by head of three-member inqui…

Gandapur orders probe into Swat river tragedy

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has announced that a high-level committee has been formed to investigate the recent Swat tragedy, in which 14 people drowned in the Swat River. Speaking to the media after a court appearance at the Peshawar High Court, the chief minister said that anyone found negligent in the incident will not be spared. "The tragedy in the Swat River is extremely unfortunate. A committee has been constituted …

Swat tragedy leaves Mardan father devastated after losing both children

This collage shows families stuck and drowned in raging Swat River and Naseer Ahmed — the father of two drowned children from Mardan. — Screengrab via Geo NewsFollowing the tragic incident at the Swat River last week, a grieving father from Mardan has shared the heartbreaking account...

Mardan father tells heartbreaking story of losing two children in Swat tragedy

A man from Mardan recounted the tragic incident at the Swat River last week, which claimed at least 12 lives — including his two children, 12-year-old Daniyal and 6-year-old Ishaal.Naseer Ahmed told of his ordeal as he and other...

Report reveals tourists defied warnings, ventured into Swat River

According to the investigative report, heavy rainfall led to the Swat River reaching a level of 77,782 cusecs. The preliminary report indicates that 17 tourists were stranded in the floodwaters. Of these, 10 tourists were from Sialkot, 6 from Mardan, and one was a local resident. Due to construction work in the Swat River, the water’s course had been diverted. As a result, the water level at the accident site was low, which is where the tourists…