Thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting

BBC NEWS 10:11 GMT, Sunday, 24 May 2009 11:11 UK

Pakistan’s army says it has recaptured several areas of Mingora, the main city in the Swat valley, as its offensive against the Taliban continues.

A security official said soldiers were now clearing landmines in those sections back under government control. Read the rest of this entry »

ome families are fleeing on foot with the few possessions they can carry

BBC May 13, 2009

Fighting between the Pakistani army and Taleban militants in the country’s north-western Swat valley has forced thousands to flee. Among them is a seventh grade schoolgirl who writes a diary for the BBC under the name Gul Makai. Here, she relates her ordeal to the BBC Urdu Service correspondent in Peshawar, Abdul Hai Kakar. Read the rest of this entry »