2026

On February 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM, an academically enriching and culturally significant event was held at the Department of English and Foreign Languages (DEFL), University of Swat (Theatre, New Block) in collaboration Dosti Peshawar Literature Festival (DPLF), Swat Chapter. The gathering reflected expanding intellectual and literary footprint in Swat and the wider region, creating […]

Dr. Syed Hanif Rasool Kakakhel, Chairperson, DEFL, University of Swat, joined the panel “Metaphors, Myth, and Cultural Memory in Literature” at CECOS Literary Festival 2026, offering an academically grounded reflection on metaphor and myth as enduring frameworks of cultural memory and collective consciousness. Engaging English and Urdu literary traditions alongside Pashto folklore, he examined the