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Fancy a holiday in a former Taliban stronghold?

Edit IRINnews 01 Jun 2016
“We keep combing different areas all the time and do snap-checking to nab nefarious elements,” Shahzad Ajmal, a soldier at a checkpoint in Malam Jabba, told IRIN ... However, the once-bustling ski resort that crowned the town of Malam Jabba remains a burnt out remnant of better days since the Taliban torched it ... But he longed to return to Malam Jabba....

Four killed in roof collapse incidents

Edit Dawn 18 Mar 2016
KHAR ... All the victims were sons of Abdul Qayum Khan ... Mountainous regions including Kalam, Utror, Matiltan, Gabral, Malam Jabba, Miandam, Lalko and Sangar received heavy snowfall while Marghuzar and mountains of Matta received moderate snowfall coupled with rain. According to meteorology department, the temperature in plains was one degree Celsius while at Malam Jabba and Kalam was minus 4 degree Celsius ... ....

Herald

Edit Dawn 18 Mar 2016
General Pervez Musharraf addresses his party supporters at his house in Islamabad . AP. Nasir Jamal. How do you know General Raheel Sharif and since when have you known him?. Pervez Musharraf. Firstly, his elder brother Shabbir Sharif and I were course mates ... Jamal ... Musharraf ... If you look at the time period between March and April 2008 till October and November 2008, they burnt 13 girls’ schools and the beautiful ski resort of Malam Jabba ... ....

Rain-related incidents claim 14 more lives in KP, Fata

Edit Dawn 15 Mar 2016
A portion of Bisham-Swat Road caved in after heavy rain in Karora area of Shangla on Monday. — Dawn. PESHAWAR. At least 14 people, women and children among them, were killed and several others were injured in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjoining tribal areas on Monday ... Malam Jabba recorded 59mm rain, Dir 45mm, Cherat 37mm, Balakot and Saidu Sharif 27mm each, he added ... LANDI KOTAL ... CHITRAL ... MINGORA ... CHARSADDA ... ....

Snow tubing becoming popular in Malam Jabba

Edit Dawn 30 Dec 2015
MINGORA. The recreational activity of snow tubing is becoming popular in Malam Jabba as it has become a source of income for the local people. There was a time, according to the residents of Malam Jabba, when they would prefer to stay at home during snow period as they had nothing to do but to pass time around the fire telling stories to each other ... “We charge Rs20 for one session that is a ride from half of the slope to the bottom ... ....

Snowfall in Swat: One man’s meat is another man’s prison

Edit Dawn 25 Dec 2015
For us it is more than a penance as it completely disturbs our daily routine for about three months,” said Mohammad Ali, a resident of Malam Jabba ... Not only domestic life but ‘financial wheel’, according to the residents of Malam Jabba, is frozen in the freezing weather ... We even cannot write easily due to biting cold,” said Ishtiaq Khan, a 6th grader in Spino Obo area of Malam Jabba....

A big chill sweeps across the country

Edit Dawn 26 Oct 2015
Kakul 85mm, Balakot 79mm, Murree 74mm, Garhi Dupatta 73mm, Muzaffarabad 71mm, Kamra 70mm, Rawalakot 62mm, Pattan and Kohat 49mm each, Malam Jabba 48mm, Risalpur 44mm, Cherat 38mm, Kalam 31mm, Saidu Sharif 29mm, Peshawar City 20mm, Lower Dir and Kotli 18mm each, Dir 17mm, Mangla 16mm, Drosh 14mm; Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Jhelum and Chakwal 13mm ......

Shahbaz directs flood relief efforts in DG Khan

Edit Dawn 23 Jul 2015
DERA GHAZI KHAN. Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif in a visit to flood-hit Dera Ghazi Khan on Thursday directed authorities to step up rescue and relief efforts in affected areas, Radio Pakistan reported. The CM was also briefed about flood relief in DG Khan ... Read more ... Balakot experienced 96 millimetres of rainfall while Kakul received 68mm, followed by Upper Dir and Malam Jabba with 25mm and 23mm respectively ... ....

Peshawar to Attock Safari train

Edit Dawn 02 Apr 2015
PESHAWAR ... Mr Khan said that the TCKP also planned to establish a picnic spot at Malam Jabba and tourist information centres at Lahore and Karachi to attract more tourists from other areas of the country to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ... Published in Dawn, April 2nd, 2015 ... Apple Store ... ....

Hailstorm, rain claim four lives in KP, Fata

Edit Dawn 02 Apr 2015
PESHAWAR. Four people were killed and six suffered injuries in roof collapses caused by strong winds and hailstorm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjoining Federally Administered Tribal Areas on Wednesday ... Roof of a house collapsed in Domail area of the district killing two women ... It said Peshawar received 21mm rain, Timergara 52mm, Parachinar 40mm, Saidu Sharif 35mm, Balakot 33mm, Malam Jabba 37mm and Kohat 35mm ... Apple Store . Google Play ... ....

Cold wave grips KP, tribal areas

Edit Dawn 09 Mar 2015
PESHAWAR ... The injured were identified as Wajidullah, Sajidullah and Hema ... The mountainous areas of the province, including Malam Jabba, Kalam, Galyat, Parachinar, Mohmand Agency, Mansehra and high altitude areas of Chitral received heavy snowfall that paralyzed life in the region ... According to the Met office, Malam Jabba received 16-inch snow, Kalam two-inch and Parachinar received one foot Cold wave grips KP, tribal areas snow ... ....

Widespread rain, heavy snowfall over hills

Edit Dawn 09 Mar 2015
LAHORE. The strong westerly system persisting over the country again caused widespread rain and heavy snowfall over the hills on Sunday, keeping the weather cold even in the plains ... River flow increased as a result of the three-day rain spell ... Also read ... According to the Met department, Malam Jabba received 16 inches of snowfall, Murree 11, Astore three and Kalam two inches over the past 24 hours ... Published in Dawn March 9th , 2015 ... ....

FC men among nine killed as rain lashes KP, Fata

Edit Dawn 03 Mar 2015
PESHAWAR. Nine people, including four FC personnel, were killed and seven suffered injuries as a security checkpost and houses collapsed in parts of the province and Mohmand Agency as rains lashed Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and adjoining tribal areas on Sunday and Monday ... The Met Office said the picturesque Kalam valley and Malam Jabba skiing resort received at least 12 inches snow each during the last two days ... Apple Store . Google Play ... ....
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