Tourism Without Rules, Nature Without Mercy

Tourism Without Rules, Nature Without Mercy

It was supposed to be a morning filled with laughter, the cool breeze of the Swat valley whispering through the trees, the sound of the river dancing over the rocks, and the joy of a family sharing breakfast by the riverside. Eighteen souls from Daska had come to Swat —Pakistan’s postcard-perfect valley —to escape the city’s heat and find peace in nature’s lap. But in mere minutes, their holiday turned into horror. As they sat near the Mingora B…