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| | Rahimullah Yusufzai |
 | | Major roads in Swat and Shangla districts, one an acclaimed tourist destination and the other waiting to be explored for its tourism potential, have deteriorated to such an extent that only the most determined among outsiders now venture to visit those enchanting valleys. |
 | | The PIA flights to Saidu Sharif, headquarters of Swat, were suspended a while ago while the road connecting the district with Malakand agency and Mardan is in a shambles. |
 | | From the Swati town of Khwazakhela, the road forks out to Alpurai, the headquarters of the newly created Shangla district, and beyond to Besham, sited on the Karakoram Highway near the fast flowing river Indus, which is known as Abaseen in the NWFP. |
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