In this episode, we unpack the recent protests against militancy in Swat valley following an attack on a local school bus in Mingora and an increasing number of violent incidents in the region.

In Around Southasia in 5 minutes, we talk about Sanna Irshad Mattoo and other Kashmiri journalists being barred from international travel, the killing of ARY News journalist Arshad Sharif, recent airstrikes in Myanmar, and recent developments in the dispute over the contested Chagos Islands.

Plus in our culture section Bookmarked, we discuss the Marathi-language film, 'Trijya' (2019), plus our monthly recommendations for reading and watching.