Research Papers:

• Administrative System of the Princely State of Swat
  Situated in the North-West Frontier Province of British India and later Pakistan, Swat State has the distinction of not being imposed by an imperial power or an individual but was founded in 1915 by jarga of a section of the right bank Swat Valley
• MUGHULS AND SWAT
  Swat lies in the strategic region at the juncture of the Indian subcontinent, China, and Central Asia. For most of its known history, Swat retained its separate entity
• The Durand Line Agreement (1893): —Its Pros and Cons
  The English came to India for trading purposes but with the passage of time they made their position strong enough to play a prominent role in the politics
• ABDUL GHAFFUR (AKHUND) SAIDU BABA Of Swat: Life, Carrer and Role
  Akhund Abdul Ghaffur (Akhund 'Abd al-Ghafur), now known as Saidu Baba, '''was born at Jabrai (in Shimizai), a small shepherd's hamlet in Bar (Upper) Swat, about the year 1794." His father's name was Abdul Wahid (Abd al-Wahid). Born of Gujar parents, Abdul Ghaffur began life as a herd boy. "His early occupation afforded ample time for mediation; and Abdul Ghaffur was soon noted amongst his own people as a sober, thoughtful lad, with a natural predeliction for a retired and religious life
• Land Ownership In Swat: Historical And Contenporary Perspective
  The sixteenth century proved a turning point in the history of Swat, as the Yusufzai Afghans occupied the land. The Yusufzai retained independent position of Swat but failed to establish an organised government. They lived in the old tribal fashion, headed by prominent tribal chiefs and divided into factions (dallas), headed by their own Khans. They, however, laid the foundation of the social organisation, which continued to function successfully for over four centuries till it was fundamentally changed during the Swat State era
• Pukhtu: The Pukhtun Code of Life
  Pukhtuns inhabit the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan as a major ethnic group of the populace. Most parts of the land they occupy remained independent, and without a centralized government of its own for most of its known history. It is due to the geographical nature of the land, being mostly hilly, that it is not easily accessible and it is difficult to maintain a hold and firm control over it, in the absence of advanced means of communication and other required things, which were not found in the earlier times. Then question arises that in the absence of a centralized authority, control
• The Malakand Jihad (1897):An Unsuccessful Attempt To Oust The British From Malakand And Chakdara
  The fall of Constantinople, in 1453, to the Ottomans, "made the European Powers, interested in the Eastern trade, anxious to discover a new route beyond the control of the Turks."1 Due to their favourable position, Portugal and Spain took the lead in the search for a direct sea-route to the East. Finally the Portuguese sailor, Vasco de Gama, with the help of an experienced Arab sailor, Majid, crossed the ocean and landed at the port of Calicut on the West coast of the subcontinent on 20th May 1498
• PUKHTUN WOMEN:Traditional Role, Contemporary Challanges
  The mistimed and uncalled for changes that have crept into the Pukhtun Society of Swat are putting psychological stress on both males and the females. The stress is more profound in the female section of the Society, an allusion to the traditional life in Swat in part testifies to it. Being dissociated from one another, the capability of women to contribute to the sustainable development of the region is hampered. They have very difficult access to education facility
• Sandakai Mullah:Career and Role in the Formation Of Swat State, Pakistan
  Wali Ahmad, known as Sandakai Mullah (Mulla), was born at Sandakai, a small village in Chakisar, Swat. Detailed information about his early life is not available because he discouraged those who inquired about his personal life. However, he used to pray for his stepmother and considered her harshness towards him as a blessing in disguise. Born in a religious family; he was given religious education by a local teacher on the traditional lines
• THE SARTOR FAQIR Life And Struggle Against British Imperialism
  Sa'dullah Khan (Sa'd Allah Khan) known as 'Sartor Faqir ' was member of a honourable family of Buner. He is also known as Mullah (Mulla) Mastan, Sartor Baba, Faqir Baba, to the British as the 'Mad Mullah and mad Faqir. By birth he was the son of a Bunerwal Malik Hameedullah and an inhabitant of village Rega Buner.6 He belonged to the Abazai, a branch of the Nuriza'i which is a sub-branch of the Yusufza'i Maliza'i