Swat protesters oppose military operations

SWAT: Scores of people on Friday took out a rally in Mingora here against terrorism and opposed military operations.

They insisted that terrorist activities in the region were “state-sponsored and artificial” and warned that if the state didn’t eliminate terrorism, the residents of Swat would take “matters into their own hands to defend their homeland.”

The rally, organised by the Swat Qaumi Jirga at Nishat Chowk, was attended by the representatives of political parties...